transfer :: Lexipedia - Where words have meaning

Nouns (13)

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"

transference

n. transferring ownership

transferee

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

transmission, transmittal, transmit

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

transportation, transferral, conveyance

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

transfer of training, generalization, carry-over

n. application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation

Verbs (20)

transfer

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

transplant

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

remove

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"

change

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

pass

v. transfer to another; of rights or property; "Our house passed under his official control"

reassign

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

move

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

transplant, transpose

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

shift, move around

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

bring, communicate, convey, transmit

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

transport, conduct, channel, transmit, channelize

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

Adverbs (0)

Adjectives (0)

Fuzzynyms (303)

transfer, transportation, transferral, conveyance

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

portage

n. carrying boats and supplies overland

transmission, transmittal, transfer, transmit

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

hauling, trucking

n. the activity of transporting goods by truck

dispatch, despatch, shipment, dispatching

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, bring, communicate, convey, transmit

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

shift, transfer, move around

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

transfer, transport, conduct, channel, transmit, channelize

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

grant, yield, concede, cede

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

refer

v. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

mesh, lock, operate, engage

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

cut off, amputate

v. remove surgically; "amputate limbs"

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

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

remove, take out, move out

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

transfer, remove

transplant, graft

v. place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

turn out, expel, eject, exclude, throw out, boot out, kick out, turf out, chuck out

v. put out or expel from a place; "The child was expelled from the classroom"

ban, banish

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

expel, throw out, boot out, kick out, oust, drum out

v. remove from a position or office; "The chairman was ousted after he misappropriated funds"

remove, take out, move out

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

force out, evict

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"

bump, displace, dislodge

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

extract, uproot, pull up, move forcibly

v. pull up by or as if by the roots; "uproot the vine that has spread all over the garden"

disentangle, untangle, extricate, disencumber

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

grab, force away, wrest, pull away

v. pull away

pull, draw, force

v. cause to move by pulling; "draw a wagon"; "pull a sled"

detach

v. cause to become detached or separated; take off; "detach the skin from the chicken before you eat it"

come off, detach, 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"

turn, wrench, rick, sprain, wrick

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, distort

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

lure, tempt, entice

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

isolate, set apart, sequester, sequestrate, keep apart

v. set apart from others; "The dentist sequesters the tooth he is working on"

take, remove, take away

v. remove something concrete, as by lifting, pushing, or taking off, or remove something abstract; "remove a threat"; "remove a wrapper"; "Remove the dirty dishes from the table"; "take the gun from your pocket"; "This machine withdraws heat from the environment"

sequester, sequestrate, seclude, withdraw

v. keep away from others; "He sequestered himself in his study to write a book"

segregate

v. separate by race or religion; practice a policy of racial segregation; "This neighborhood is segregated"; "We don't segregate in this county"

shift, reposition, dislodge

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

loosen, loose, make loose, make looser

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

tease, loosen, tease apart

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

loosen, make looser

v. make less dense; "loosen the soil"

mesh, lock, operate, engage

v. keep engaged; "engaged the gears"

cut off, amputate

v. remove surgically; "amputate limbs"

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

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

transfer, transplant

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

transplant, graft

v. place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient

blackball, ban, shun, cast out, ostracize, banish

v. expel from a community or group

bar, relegate, banish

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

transcribe

v. convert the genetic information in (a strand of DNA) into a strand of RNA, especially messenger RNA

reduce, simplify

v. make less complex; "reduce a problem to a single question"

render

v. cause to become; "The shot rendered her immobile"

transform, translate

v. change from one form or medium into another; "Braque translated collage into oil"

charge, appoint

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

nominate

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

shift, transfer, move around

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

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"

enervate, faze, unnerve, unsettle

v. disturb the composure of

settle, locate, relocate, take up residence

v. take up residence and become established; "The immigrants settled in the Midwest"

refer

v. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

charge, level, point

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

carry, transport

v. move while supporting, either in a vehicle or in one's hands or on one's body; "You must carry your camping gear"; "carry the suitcases to the car"; "This train is carrying nuclear waste"; "These pipes carry waste water into the river"

carry, take

v. have with oneself; have on one's person; "She always takes an umbrella"; "I always carry money"; "She packs a gun when she goes into the mountains"

carry, express, convey

v. serve as a means for expressing something; "The painting of Mary carries motherly love"; "His voice carried a lot af anger"

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"

get, bring, convey, fetch

v. go or come after and bring or take back; "Get me those books over there, please"; "Could you bring the wine?"; "The dog fetched the hat"

bring, convey

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"

carry, bear, expect

v. be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"

carry, hold, bear

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

carry, conduct, bear, behave, acquit, deport, comport

v. behave in a certain manner; "She carried herself well"; "he bore himself with dignity"; "They conducted themselves well during these difficult times"

carry, hold, take, bear, 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"

turn in, deliver, render, get in, hand over

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"

return, deliver, render

v. pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"

relay

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

release, free, give up, relinquish

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

carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit

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

grant, yield, concede, cede

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

check, charge, consign

v. give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"

leave, give, pass on, impart

v. contribute to some cause; "I gave at the office"

touch, concern, come to, bear on, touch on, relate, refer, be about, pertain, have to do with

v. have to do with or 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. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

supply, issue

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, smuggle

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

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"

ship, deliver, bring to a destination

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

route

v. send via a specific route

dig, turn over, delve, cut into

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. send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision; "refer a patient to a specialist"; "refer a bill to a committee"

accompany, travel along with

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

deal, conduct, carry out, carry on

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

carry, conduct, channel, convey, transmit

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)

Antonyms (13)

post, place, base, station, send

v. assign to a station

plant, set, put into the soil, set to grow

v. put or set (seeds, seedlings, or plants) into the ground; "Let's plant flowers in the garden"

stay, rest, remain, continue

v. stay the same; remain in a certain state; "The dress remained wet after repeated attempts to dry it"; "rest assured"; "stay alone"; "He remained unmoved by her tears"; "The bad weather continued for another week"

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