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  • verb Used other than as an idiom. To transport over by carrying.
  • verb transitive, idiomatic To transfer (something) to a later point in time.
  • verb To inherit, to inspire

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • verb transport from one place or state to another
  • verb hold over goods to be sold for the next season
  • verb transfer from one time period to the next
  • verb transfer or persist from one stage or sphere of activity to another

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