transfer

1. transfer (verb) — sense 1

Definition: To move or pass from one place, person or thing to another.

Example: to transfer the laws of one country to another; to transfer suspicion

2. transfer (verb) — sense 2

Definition: To convey the impression of (something) from one surface to another.

Example: to transfer drawings or engravings to a lithographic stone

3. transfer (verb) — sense 3

Definition: To exit one mass transit vehicle and board another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.

Example: transfer to the Blue Line

4. transfer (noun) — sense 4

Definition: The act of conveying or removing something from one place, person or thing to another.

5. transfer (noun) — sense 5

Definition: An instance of conveying or removing from one place, person or thing to another; a transferal.

Example: A farmer could place an order for a new tractor part by text message and pay for it by mobile money-transfer. A supplier many miles away would then take the part to the local matternet station for airborne dispatch via drone.

6. transfer (noun) — sense 6

Definition: An act of exiting one mass transit vehicle and boarding another (typically one belonging to a different line or mode of transportation) to continue a journey.

Example: Free transfers can be made between the Red and Orange Lines by walking from one of the station's platforms to another; in addition, riders using a fare card also get free transfers between bus and subway at the station.