To deprive someone of possession in general.
To take possession of the ball/puck etc. (from someone).
To deprive someone of the possession of land, especially by evicting them.
To appropriate something without permission.
To become more successful (than someone or something else).
To assume control of something, especially by force; to usurp.
To adopt a further responsibility or duty.
To buy out the ownership of a business.
To relieve someone temporarily.
To annex a territory by conquest or invasion.
Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see take, over.