graft
🇺🇸
/ɡræft/
🇬🇧
/ɡrɑːft/
noun
R
A part of a plant that is attached to another plant so it can grow.
The gardener made a successful graft on the apple tree.
R
A piece of skin, bone, or other tissue that is moved from one part of the body to another to help heal.
The doctor said the skin graft on his arm was healing well.
R
A lot of hard work to achieve something.
He put a lot of graft into his business to make it successful.
R
Illegal or dishonest actions to get an advantage, like bribery.
The politician was accused of graft and corruption.
verb
R
To attach a piece of skin, bone, etc., from one part of the body to another to help heal.
The surgeon grafted skin from her thigh onto the burn on her arm.
R
To attach a piece of a plant to another plant so it can grow.
The farmer grafted the apple branch onto the rootstock.
R
To combine one idea, system, etc., with another.
The new ideas were grafted onto the traditional curriculum.
R
To work hard.
She's been grafting all week to finish the project on time.
translation
A part of a plant that is attached to another plant so it can grow.; A piece of skin, bone, or other tissue that is moved from one part of the body to another to help heal.; A lot of hard work to achieve something.; Illegal or dishonest actions to get an advantage, like bribery.
To attach a piece of skin, bone, etc., from one part of the body to another to help heal.; To attach a piece of a plant to another plant so it can grow.; To combine one idea, system, etc., with another.; To work hard.
Word Forms
Perfect
grafted
Progressive
grafting
3rd Present
grafts
Past
grafted
Plural
grafts