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Intransitive

Adjective

Definitions

1.AdjectiveNot transitive: not having, or not taking, a direct object.
"The word "drink" is a transitive verb in "they drink wine", but an intransitive one in "they drink often.""
2.AdjectiveNot transitive or passing further; kept; detained.
3.AdjectiveOf a set of dice: containing three dice A, B, and C, with the property that A rolls higher than B more than half the time, and B rolls higher than C more than half the time, but lacking the property that A rolls higher than C more than half the time. See intransitive dice and intransitive game.
4.NounAn intransitive verb.
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