transfer vs lift

transfer and lift both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
transfer	Yes	No	Yes	No
lift	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, lift is a hyponym of transfer; that is, lift is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than transfer:

transfer: the act of moving something from one location to another
lift: transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)

transfer (noun)	lift (noun)
the act of moving something from one location to another	the act of raising something
transferring ownership	plastic surgery to remove wrinkles and other signs of aging from your face; an incision is made near the hair line and skin is pulled back and excess tissue is excised
the act of transferring something from one form to another	the act of giving temporary assistance
application of a skill learned in one situation to a different but similar situation	a ride in a car
a ticket that allows a passenger to change conveyances	transportation of people or goods by air (especially when other means of access are unavailable)
someone who transfers or is transferred from one position to another	lifting device consisting of a platform or cage that is raised and lowered mechanically in a vertical shaft in order to move people from one floor to another in a building
	a powered conveyance that carries skiers up a hill
	one of the layers forming the heel of a shoe or boot
	a device worn in a shoe or boot to make the wearer look taller or to correct a shortened leg
	the event of something being raised upward
	a wave that lifts the surface of the water or ground
	the component of the aerodynamic forces acting on an airfoil that opposes gravity

transfer (verb)	lift (verb)
transfer from one place or period to another	perform cosmetic surgery on someone's face
send from one person or place to another	remove from a surface
move around	put an end to
shift the position or location of, as for business, legal, educational, or military purposes	remove (hair) by scalping
change from one vehicle or transportation line to another	rise upward, as from pressure or moisture
lift and reset in another soil or situation	invigorate or heighten
cause to change ownership	raise in rank or condition
move from one place to another	remove from a seedbed or from a nursery
transfer somebody to a different position or location of work	take off or away by decreasing
	cancel officially
	call to stop the hunt or to retire, as of hunting dogs
	make audible
	take hold of something and move it to a different location
	raise or haul up with or as if with mechanical help
	take (root crops) out of the ground
	fly people or goods to or from places not accessible by other means
	raise from a lower to a higher position
	move upwards
	move upward
	make off with belongings of others
	take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property
	pay off (a mortgage)
	take illegally
	rise up