Transfer vs Shift - What's the Difference?

Shift

Transfer

Definitions

Definition as Noun
  • a crew of workers who work for a specific period of time
  • a woman's sleeveless undergarment
  • a loose-fitting dress hanging straight from the shoulders without a waist
  • an event in which something is displaced without rotation
  • (geology) a crack in the earth's crust resulting from the displacement of one side with respect to the other
  • the key on the typewriter keyboard that shifts from lower-case letters to upper-case letters
  • the act of moving from one place to another
  • the act of changing one thing or position for another
  • a qualitative change
  • the time period during which you are at work
Definition as Noun
  • a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances
  • application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation
  • someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another
  • the act of transfering something from one form to another
  • transferring ownership
  • the act of moving something from one location to another
Definition as Verb
  • move from one setting or context to another
  • change in quality
  • move and exchange for another
  • use a shift key on a keyboard
  • change phonetically as part of a systematic historical change
  • change gears
  • move sideways or in an unsteady way
  • change place or direction
  • move abruptly
  • move very slightly
  • make a shift in or exchange of
  • lay aside, abandon, or leave for another
  • move around
Definition as Verb
  • move from one place to another
  • cause to change ownership
  • change from one vehicle or transportation line to another
  • transfer somebody to a different position or location of work
  • shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes
  • move around
  • send from one person or place to another
  • lift and reset in another soil or situation
  • transfer from one place or period to another

Examples

  • "they built it right over a geological fault"; "he studied the faulting of the earth's crust"
  • "his constant shifting disrupted the class"
  • "his switch on abortion cost him the election"
  • "shift the emphasis"; "shift one's attention"
  • "His tone shifted"
  • "shift the date for our class reunion"
  • "She could not shift so all her letters are written in lower case"
  • "Grimm showed how the consonants shifted"
  • "you have to shift when you go down a steep hill"
  • "The ship careened out of control"
  • "shift one's position"
  • "The ship suddenly lurched to the left"
  • "He shifted in his seat"
  • "First Joe led; then we switched"
  • "switch to a different brand of beer"; "She switched psychiatrists"; "The car changed lanes"
  • "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
  • "the best student was a transfer from LSU"
  • "the transfer of the music from record to tape suppressed much of the background noise"
  • "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"
  • "I transferred my stock holdings to my children"
  • "She changed in Chicago on her way to the East coast"
  • "He removed his children to the countryside"; "Remove the troops to the forest surrounding the city"; "remove a case to another court"
  • "transfer the packet from his trouser pockets to a pocket in his jacket"
  • "transmit a message"
  • "Transplant the young rice plants"
  • "The ancient Greek story was transplanted into Modern America"

Parts of Speech

Noun, Verb
Noun, Verb

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