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transfer
(tr/&/ns'f/@/r )

noun (n)

  • the act of moving something from one location to another(noun.act)
    Synonym:
    conveyance, transferral, transport, transportation
    source: wordnet30
  • someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another(noun.person)
    Example:
    The best student was a transfer from LSU.
    Synonym:
    transferee
    source: wordnet30
  • the act of transfering something from one form to another(noun.act)
    Example:
    The transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise.
    Synonym:
    transference
    source: wordnet30
  • a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances(noun.communication)
    source: wordnet30
  • application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation(noun.cognition)
    Synonym:
    carry-over, transfer of training
    source: wordnet30
  • transferring ownership(noun.act)
    source: wordnet30
  • The act of transferring, or the state of being transferred; the removal or conveyance of a thing from one place or person to another.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • transfer somebody to a different position or location of work(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    reassign
    source: wordnet30
  • move from one place to another(verb.possession)
    Example:
    Transfer the data.
    Transfer the patient to another hospital.
    source: wordnet30
  • lift and reset in another soil or situation(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    transplant
    source: wordnet30
  • move around(verb.motion)
    Example:
    Transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket.
    Synonym:
    shift
    source: wordnet30
  • cause to change ownership(verb.possession)
    Example:
    I transferred my stock holdings to my children.
    source: wordnet30
  • change from one vehicle or transportation line to another(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    change
    source: wordnet30
  • send from one person or place to another(verb.contact)
    Synonym:
    channel, channelise, channelize, transmit, transport
    source: wordnet30
  • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes(verb.motion)
    Synonym:
    remove
    source: wordnet30
  • transfer from one place or period to another(verb.change)
    Synonym:
    transplant, transpose
    source: wordnet30
  • To convey from one place or person another; to transport, remove, or cause to pass, to another place or person; as, to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion.(verb)
    source: webster1913

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