Transfer - Definition

n 1: the act of moving something from one location to another
[syn: transportation, transport, transfer,
transferral, conveyance]
2: someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to
another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU" [syn:
transfer, 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: transfer,
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, transfer
of training, carry-over]
6: transferring ownership [syn: transfer, transference]
v 1: transfer somebody to a different position or location of
work [syn: transfer, reassign]
2: move from one place to another; "transfer the data";
"transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another
hospital"
3: lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the
young rice plants" [syn: transplant, transfer]
4: move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to
a pocket in his jacket" [syn: transfer, shift]
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:
transfer, change]
7: send from one person or place to another; "transmit a
message" [syn: transmit, transfer, 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, transfer]
9: transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient
Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn:
transfer, transpose, transplant]