Dictionary Definition
transfer
Noun
1 the act of transporting something from one
location to another [syn: transportation, transferral, conveyance]
2 someone who transfers or is transferred from
one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU"
[syn: transferee]
3 the act of transfering something from one form
to another; "the transfer of the music from record to tape
suppressed much of the background noise" [syn: transference]
4 a ticket that allows a passenger to change
conveyances
5 application of a skill learned in one situation
to a different but similar situation [syn: transfer
of training, carry-over]
6 transferring ownership [syn: transference]
Verb
1 move around; "transfer the packet from his
trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" [syn: shift]
2 transfer somebody to a different position or
location of work [syn: reassign]
3 move from one place to another; "transfer the
data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another
hospital"
4 lift and reset in another soil or situation;
"Transplant the young rice plants" [syn: transplant]
5 cause to change ownership; "I transferred my
stock holdings to my children"
6 change from one vehicle or transportation line
to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"
[syn: change]
7 send from one person or place to another;
"transmit a message" [syn: transmit, transport, channel, channelize, channelise]
8 shift the position or location of, as for
business, legal, educational, or military purposes; "He removed his
children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest
surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court" [syn:
remove]
9 transfer from one place or period to another;
"The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
[syn: transpose,
transplant] [also:
transferring,
transferred]transferring See
transfer
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English
Verb
transferring- present participle of transfer