transfer (
http://definr.com/transfer)
n 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: generalization of a skill learned in one situation to a
different but similar situation [syn: {transfer of
training},
carry-over,
generalization,
generalisation]
6: transferring ownership [syn:
transference]
v 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 money"
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]
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]