the act of removing something from one location and introducing it in another location; "the transplant did not flower until the second year"; "too frequent transplanting is not good for families"; "she returned to Alabama because she could not bear transplantation"
an operation moving an organ from one organism (the donor) to another (the recipient); "he had a kidney transplant"; "the long-term results of cardiac transplantation are now excellent"; "a child had a multiple organ transplant two months ago"
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
lift and reset in another soil or situation; "Transplant the young rice plants"
be transplantable; "These delicate plants do not transplant easily"
of or on the right; "a dextral gastropod shell with the apex upward has its opening on the right when facing the observer"; "a dextral flatfish lies with the right eye uppermost"
preferring to use right foot or hand or eye; "dextral individuals exhibit dominance of the right hand and eye"
give to a charity or good cause; "I donated blood to the Red Cross for the victims of the earthquake"; "donate money to the orphanage"; "She donates to her favorite charity every month"
a person who contributes to the fulfillment of a need or furtherance of an effort or purpose; "my invaluable assistant"; "they hired additional help to finish the work"
a boxing or wrestling match; "the fight was on television last night"
the act of fighting; any contest or struggle; "a fight broke out at the hockey game"; "there was fighting in the streets"; "the unhappy couple got into a terrible scrap"
an intense verbal dispute; "a violent fight over the bill is expected in the Senate"
fight against or resist strongly; "The senator said he would oppose the bill"; "Don't fight it!"
make a strenuous or labored effort; "She struggled for years to survive without welfare"; "He fought for breath"
characterized by energetic activity; "an active toddler"; "active as a gazelle"; "an active man is a man of action"
engaged in full-time work; "active duty"; "though past retirement age he is still active in his profession"
full of activity or engaged in continuous activity; "an active seaport"; "an active bond market"; "an active account"
tending to become more severe or wider in scope; "active tuberculosis"
disposed to take action or effectuate change; "a director who takes an active interest in corporate operations"; "an active antagonism"; "he was active in drawing attention to their grievances"
(of e.g. volcanos) erupting or liable to erupt; "active volcanos"
(of e.g. volcanos) capable of erupting
expressing action rather than a state of being; used of verbs (e.g. `to run') and participial adjectives (e.g. `running' in `running water')
expressing that the subject of the sentence has the semantic function of actor: "Hemingway favors active constructions"
exerting influence or producing a change or effect; "an active ingredient"
of the sun; characterized by a high level activity in sunspots and flares and radio emissions
in operation; "keep hope alive"; "the tradition was still alive"; "an active tradition"
taking part in an activity; "an active member of the club"; "he was politically active"; "the participating organizations"
engaged in or ready for military or naval operations; "on active duty"; "the platoon is combat-ready"; "review the fighting forces"