3 definitions found From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]: Transfer \Trans*fer"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Transferred}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Transferring}.] [L. transferre; trans across, over + ferre to bear: cf. F. transf['e]rer. See {Bear} to carry.] 1. 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. [1913 Webster] 2. To make over the possession or control of; to pass; to convey, as a right, from one person to another; to give; as, the title to land is transferred by deed. [1913 Webster] 3. To remove from one substance or surface to another; as, to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone. --Tomlinson. [1913 Webster] Syn: To sell; give; alienate; estrange; sequester. [1913 Webster] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: 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: 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}] 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 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}] From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]: transferred See {transfer}
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