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Noun transfer has 6 senses
  1. transportation, transfer, transferral, conveyance - the act of transporting something from one location to another
    --1 is a kind of movement
    --1 has parts: pickup
    --1 has particulars:
     transshipment; airlift, lift; connection, connexion; delivery, bringing; drive; carry; lighterage; resettlement, transplantation, relocation; teleportation
    Derived form: verb transfer3
  2. transfer, transferee - someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another; "the best student was a transfer from LSU"
    --2 is a kind of person, individual, someone, somebody, mortal, human, soul
    Derived form: verb transfer2
  3. transfer, transference - 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"
    --3 is a kind of change of state
    Derived forms: verb transfer7, verb transfer3
  4. transfer - a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
    --4 is a kind of     ticket
    Derived form: verb transfer6
  5. transfer, transfer of training, carry-over - application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
    --5 is a kind of learning, acquisition
    --5 has particulars:
     generalization, generalisation, stimulus generalization, stimulus generalisation
  6. transfer, transference - transferring ownership
    --6 is a kind of transaction, dealing, dealings
    --6 has particulars:
     alienation; conveyance, conveyance of title, conveyancing, conveying; quitclaim; lend-lease, lease-lend; secularization, secularisation
    Derived form: verb transfer5
,Verb transfer has 9 senses
  1. transfer, shift - move around; "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
    --1 is one way to move, displace
    Derived form: noun transferrer1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
    Somebody ----s something PP
  2. transfer, reassign - transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
    --2 is one way to delegate, designate, depute, assign
    Derived form: noun transfer2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s somebody
    Somebody ----s somebody PP
  3. transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
    --3 is one way to     move, displace
    Derived forms: noun transfer1, noun transfer3, noun transferrer1, noun transferral1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  4. transplant, transfer - lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"
    --4 is one way to displace, force out
    Derived forms: noun transferer1, noun transferrer1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s something PP
  5. transfer - cause to change ownership; "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
    Derived forms: noun transfer6, noun transferer1, noun transferrer1, noun transferor1, noun transference2
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Something ----s to somebody
    Somebody ----s something to somebody
    Somebody ----s something from somebody
  6. transfer, change - change from one vehicle or transportation line to another; "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"
    --6 is one way to travel, go, move, locomote
    Derived form: noun transfer4
    Sample sentence:
    They transfer
  7. transmit, transfer, transport, channel, channelize, channelise - send from one person or place to another; "transmit a message"
    --7 is one way to move, displace
    Derived forms: noun transfer3, noun transferer1, noun transferrer1, noun transferral1
    Sample sentence:
    They transfer the parcel to their parents
  8. remove, transfer - 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"
    --8 is one way to transfer, shift
    Derived forms: noun transferer1, noun transferrer1
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
  9. transfer, transpose, transplant - transfer from one place or period to another; "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"
    --9 is one way to shift
    Sample sentences:
    Somebody ----s something
    Somebody ----s somebody
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