The Collaborative International Dictionary
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.]
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.
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.
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To remove from one substance or surface to another; as, to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone.
--Tomlinson.Syn: To sell; give; alienate; estrange; sequester.
Wiktionary
vb. (en-past of: transfer)
WordNet
n. the act of transporting something from one location to another [syn: transportation, transferral, conveyance]
someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU" [syn: transferee]
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]
a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation [syn: transfer of training, carry-over]
transferring ownership [syn: transference]
[also: transferring, transferred]
v. move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket" [syn: shift]
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work [syn: reassign]
move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants" [syn: transplant]
cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast" [syn: change]
send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message" [syn: transmit, transport, channel, channelize, channelise]
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 from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America" [syn: transpose, transplant]
[also: transferring, transferred]
See transfer
Usage examples of "transferred".
Before he could answer Jane stood up and transferred the remaining part bottle of champagne to the desk.
She transferred the banknotes to her teeth, stretched up and unhooked the set of clothing, then turned back helplessly to the inspector.
Otherwise Chatterford should continue just as it is, the soirees decreasing in frequency until they simply lapse, the entertainment staff being transferred to Joy Hall.
As he pondered her reply, she knelt to a thinnest nipple then shortly transferred to a thickest while he assuaged his own thirst.
Most of the female undergarments were visible on the bed but the outer garments had been transferred to the person of Miss Hardin.
Soon he transferred his attention to the clitoris, licking it fiercely.
Now she detected some effect upon the cock and transferred her attention to it.
He transferred the beach stone to his other hand with a grimace, as if it were painful to hold, but did not release it.
He transferred to a next-smallest and finished his meal, then turned away.
I shall accelerate the installation of your heavy gate, however, so that many women can be transferred at once, now that you have a source of volunteers.
With valise closed he contemplated hiding it somewhere on the premises, shook his head, opened it, transferred papers and weapon to his coat pockets, shoved the valise under a bench and left the building, locking the door behind him before jumping into the waiting cab.
At the gate he gathered the females before him and transferred as a group.
Using the usual synchronising count, he transferred all four of them directly to the white.
At two hours per batch, the entire contingent might be transferred in 27 hours.
If, as you say, everything is to be transferred nearly as possible in its present condition, I cannot imagine life being too different there.