transfer :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (10)

n. a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances

n. 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"

transferee, transfer

n. someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU"

transportation, transport, transfer, transferral, conveyance

n. the act of moving something from one location to another

Verbs (23)

transfer

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

transfer

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

transfer, reassign

v. transfer somebody to a different position or location of work

move, transfer

v. term used in word processing and graphics for relocating text and images

remove, transfer

v. 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"

transfer, change

v. change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"

transfer, shift

v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

transplant, transfer

v. lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"

transfer, transpose, transplant

v. transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise

v. send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

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Adjectives (0)

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Fuzzynyms (232)

portage

n. carrying boats and supplies overland

transmission, transmittal, transmitting

n. the act of sending a message; causing a message to be transmitted

hauling, trucking, truckage

n. the activity of transporting goods by truck

dispatch, despatch, shipment

n. the act of sending off something

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

transfer

v. move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

transfer, shift

v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise

v. send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"

concede, yield, cede, grant

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

refer

v. use a name to designate; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"

carry

v. transfer (a number, cipher, or remainder) to the next column or unit's place before or after, in addition or multiplication; "put down 5 and carry 2"

carry

v. have on the surface or on the skin; "carry scars"

convey

v. transmit a title or property

take, bring

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

fetch

v. take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!"

bring, convey, take

v. take something or somebody with oneself somewhere; "Bring me the box from the other room"; "Take these letters to the boss"; "This brings me to the main point"

expect

v. look forward to the birth of a child; "She is expecting in March"

carry, hold, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

hold, carry, bear

v. support or hold in a certain manner; "She holds her head high"; "He carried himself upright"

hold, bear, carry, contain

v. contain or hold; have within; "The jar carries wine"; "The canteen holds fresh water"; "This can contains water"

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

transfer

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, deliver, render

v. to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the money"

deliver

v. utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy"

relay

v. pass along; "Please relay the news to the villagers"

release, relinquish, resign, free, give up

v. part with a possession or right; "I am relinquishing my bedroom to the long-term house guest"; "resign a claim to the throne"

impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

concede, yield, cede, grant

v. give over; surrender or relinquish to the physical control of another

check

v. hand over something to somebody as for temporary safekeeping; "Check your coat at the door"

give

v. proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"

refer, pertain, relate, concern, come to, bear on, touch, touch on, have-to doe with

v. be relevant to; "There were lots of questions referring to her talk"; "My remark pertained to your earlier comments"

dispatch, despatch, send off

v. send away towards a designated goal

forward, send on

v. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"

refer

v. use a name to designate; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"

issue, supply

v. circulate or distribute or equip with; "issue a new uniform to the children"; "supply blankets for the beds"

propagate

v. transmit; "propagate sound or light through air"

bootleg

v. sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol; "They were bootlegging whiskey"

appoint, charge

v. assign a duty, responsibility or obligation to; "He was appointed deputy manager"; "She was charged with supervising the creation of a concordance"

name, nominate, make

v. charge with a function; charge to be; "She was named Head of the Committee"; "She was made president of the club"

transfer, shift

v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"

eject, chuck out, exclude, turf out, boot out, turn out

v. put out or expel from a place; "The unruly student was excluded from the game"

banish, ban

v. ban from a place of residence, as for punishment

oust

v. remove and replace; "The word processor has ousted the typewriter"

take out, move out, remove

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

evict, force out

v. expel from one's property or force to move out by a legal process; "The landlord evicted the tenants after they had not paid the rent for four months"

dislodge, bump

v. remove or force from a position of dwelling previously occupied; "The new employee dislodged her by moving into her office space"

uproot, deracinate

v. move (people) forcibly from their homeland into a new and foreign environment; "The war uprooted many people"

extricate, untangle, disentangle, disencumber

v. release from entanglement of difficulty; "I cannot extricate myself from this task"

grab, seize

v. capture the attention or imagination of; "This story will grab you"; "The movie seized my imagination"

pull

v. hit in the direction that the player is facing when carrying through the swing; "pull the ball"

detach

v. separate (a small unit) from a larger, especially for a special assignment; "detach a regiment"

detach, come off, come away

v. come to be detached; "His retina detached and he had to be rushed into surgery"

disengage, withdraw

v. release from something that holds fast, connects, or entangles; "I want to disengage myself from his influence"; "disengage the gears"

twist, sprain, wrench, turn, wrick, rick

v. twist suddenly so as to sprain; "wrench one's ankle"; "The wrestler twisted his shoulder"; "the hikers sprained their ankles when they fell"; "I turned my ankle and couldn't walk for several days"

twist, twine, distort

v. form into a spiral shape; "The cord is all twisted"

entice, lure, tempt

v. provoke someone to do something through (often false or exaggerated) promises or persuasion; "He lured me into temptation"

isolate

v. separate (experiences) from the emotions relating to them

remove, take away

v. get rid of something abstract; "The death of her mother removed the last obstacle to their marriage"; "God takes away your sins"

sequester

v. undergo sequestration by forming a stable compound with an ion; "The cations were sequestered"

segregate

v. separate or isolate (one thing) from another and place in a group apart from others; "the sun segregates the carbon"; "large mining claims are segregated into smaller claims"

shift, dislodge, reposition

v. change place or direction; "Shift one's position"

loosen, loose

v. make loose or looser; "loosen the tension on a rope"

tease, tease apart, loosen

v. disentangle and raise the fibers of; "tease wool"

loosen

v. make less dense; "loosen the soil"

engage, mesh, lock, operate

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

amputate, cut off

v. remove surgically; "amputate limbs"

enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into

v. to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"

transplant, transfer

v. lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"

transplant

v. be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"

banish

v. drive away; "banish bad thoughts"; "banish gloom"

banish, relegate, bar

v. expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"

move, transfer

v. term used in word processing and graphics for relocating text and images

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

transfer

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

faze, unnerve, enervate, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

relocate

v. move or establish in a new location; "We had to relocate the office because the rent was too high"

refer

v. use a name to designate; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"

charge, level, point

v. direct into a position for use; "point a gun"; "He charged his weapon at me"

engage, mesh, lock, operate

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

amputate, cut off

v. remove surgically; "amputate limbs"

enter, come in, get into, get in, go into, go in, move into

v. to come or go into; "the boat entered an area of shallow marshes"

take out, move out, remove

v. cause to leave; "The teacher took the children out of the classroom"

remove, transfer

bear

v. move while holding up or supporting; "Bear gifts"; "bear a heavy load"; "bear news"; "bearing orders"

transfer

v. cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"

deliver

v. bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"

route

v. send via a specific route

dig, delve, cut into, turn over

v. turn up, loosen, or remove earth; "Dig we must"; "turn over the soil for aeration"

dispatch, despatch, send off

v. send away towards a designated goal

forward, send on

v. send or ship onward from an intermediate post or station in transit; "forward my mail"

refer

v. use a name to designate; "Christians refer to the mother of Jesus as the Virgin Mary"

accompany

v. go or travel along with; "The nurse accompanied the old lady everywhere"

conduct, carry on, deal

v. direct the course of; manage or control; "You cannot conduct business like this"

impart, conduct, transmit, convey, carry, channel

v. transmit or serve as the medium for transmission; "Sound carries well over water"; "The airwaves carry the sound"; "Many metals conduct heat"

consign

v. send to an address

Synonyms (0)

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Antonyms (5)

station, post, send, place

v. assign to a station

set

v. put into a position that will restore a normal state; "set a broken bone"

transfer

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