transferred. To choke, hinder the growth of (a plant) by crowding; †to stifle, quench (a fire, heat) (obsolete); to impede the action of (an…

To kill (or injuriously affect) a plant, by depriving it of air and light. Often figurative (from the parable of the sower).

Of weeds: ? To overrun, choke (land) with their growth.

transferred. To choke (a plant); to prevent the flow of sap in (a tree). Also figurative.