- noungraft (noun) · grafts (plural noun)
- a shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap.
- an instance of grafting a shoot or twig.
- medicinea piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically.
- a surgical operation in which tissue is transplanted.
verbgraft (verb) · grafts (third person present) · grafted (past tense) · grafted (past participle) · grafting (present participle)- insert (a shoot or twig) as a graft:"it was common to graft different varieties onto a single tree trunk"
- insert a graft on (a stock).
- medicinetransplant (living tissue) as a graft:"they can graft a new hand onto the arm"
- insert or fix (something) permanently to something else, typically in a way considered inappropriate:"information technology cannot just be grafted onto existing plans"
Originlate Middle English graff, from Old French grafe, via Latin from Greek graphion ‘stylus, writing implement’ (with reference to the tapered tip of the scion), from graphein ‘write’. The final -t is typical of phonetic confusion between -f and -ft at the end of words; compare with tuft.noungraft (noun)- practices, especially bribery, used to secure illicit gains in politics or business; corruption:"sweeping measures to curb official graft"
- gains secured by corruption:"the report says the problem of corruption goes beyond bribes and graft"
verbgraft (verb) · grafts (third person present) · grafted (past tense) · grafted (past participle) · grafting (present participle)- make money by shady or dishonest means.
Originmid 19th century: of unknown origin.noungraft (noun)- hard work:"turning those dreams into reality was sheer hard graft"
verbgraft (verb) · grafts (third person present) · grafted (past tense) · grafted (past participle) · grafting (present participle)- work hard:"I need people prepared to go out and graft"
Originmid 19th century: perhaps related to the phrase spade's graft ‘the amount of earth that one stroke of a spade will move’, based on Old Norse grǫftr ‘digging’.Similar and Opposite Wordsnoun- a shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap.
- a piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically.
- a surgical operation in which tissue is transplanted.
nounnoun- hard work:
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- Graft can mean a piece of skin or bone that is cut from one part of a person's body and used to repair another damaged part1. It can also mean a shoot or bud of one plant that is inserted into or joined to another plant so that they grow together as a single plant123. Grafting is a technique used to strengthen or repair plants, create dwarf trees, produce seedless fruit, and increase fruit yields2.Learn more:✕This summary was generated using AI based on multiple online sources. To view the original source information, use the "Learn more" links.graft noun (PIECE) Add to word list [ C ] a piece of healthy skin or bone cut from one part of a person's body and used to repair another damaged part, or a piece cut from one living plant and attached to another plant so that it grows there:dictionary.cambridge.org/dictionary/english/graftA shoot or bud of one plant that is inserted into or joined to the stem, branch, or root of another plant so that the two grow together as a single plant. Grafts are used to strengthen or repair plants, create dwarf trees, produce seedless fruit, and increase fruit yields without requiring plants to mature from seeds.www.dictionary.com/browse/graftgraft 1 (grăft) v. graft·ed, graft·ing, grafts v.tr. 1. a. To unite (a shoot or bud) with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact.www.thefreedictionary.com/graft
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WEB3 days ago · A graft is a piece of healthy skin or bone, or a healthy organ, which is attached to a damaged part of your body by a medical operation in order to replace it. I am having a skin graft on my arm …
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