graft
See also: Graft
English
Alternative forms
Pronunciation
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /ɡɹɑːft/
- (US, Northern England) IPA(key): /ɡɹæft/
- Rhymes: -ɑːft, -æft
Etymology 1
From Middle English graffe, from Old French greffe (“stylus”), from Latin graphium (“stylus”), from Ancient Greek γραφείον (grapheíon), from γράφειν (gráphein, “to write”); probably akin to English carve. So named from the resemblance of a scion or shoot to a pointed pencil. Compare graphic, grammar.
Noun
graft (countable and uncountable, plural grafts)
- (countable) A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
- (countable) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.
- (surgery, countable) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.
Translations
small shoot or scion
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branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot
portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty
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Verb
graft (third-person singular simple present grafts, present participle grafting, simple past and past participle grafted)
- (transitive) To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
- (intransitive) To insert scions (grafts) from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.
- (transitive, surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.
- (transitive) To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.
- 1717 Eloisa to Abelard. And graft my love immortal on thy fame! — Alexander Pope
- (transitive, nautical) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns.
- (chemistry) To form a graft polymer
Synonyms
- (to join as if by grafting): affix, attach, put together, unite; see also Thesaurus:join
Translations
to insert a graft in another tree
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to implant to form an organic union
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to join as if by grafting
nautical: to cover with weaving of small cord
to insert scions
Noun
graft (plural grafts)
- Alternative form of graff (“canal”)
- The depth of the blade of a digging tool such as a spade or shovel.
- A narrow spade used in digging drainage trenches.
Derived terms
Noun
graft (countable and uncountable, plural grafts)
- (uncountable) Corruption in official life.
- (uncountable) Illicit profit by corrupt means, especially in public life.
- (uncountable, slang) A criminal’s special branch of practice.
- (countable) A con job.
- (countable, slang) A cut of the take (money).
- (uncountable, US, politics) A bribe, especially on an ongoing basis. (Can we add an example for this sense?)
- (Britain) (uncountable, colloquial) Work; labor
- (Britain) (countable, colloquial) A job or trade.
- (Britain) (uncountable, colloquial) Effort needed for doing hard work.
Translations
corruption in official life
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illicit profit by corrupt means, especially in public life
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criminal's special branch of practice
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slang: cut of the take
bribe
hard work
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Verb
graft (third-person singular simple present grafts, present participle grafting, simple past and past participle grafted)
Derived terms
- grafter (“grifter”)
Derived terms
Dutch
Noun
West Frisian
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