graft
/ɡræft/
noun
- A piece of living tissue that is surgically attached to a part of the body to replace damaged or missing tissue.
- The surgeon used a skin graft to cover the burn wound.
- After the accident, he needed a bone graft to repair his leg.
- The patient's body accepted the graft without complications.
- A shoot or bud from one plant that is inserted into another plant so that they grow together.
- The gardener made a graft from a strong apple tree onto a weaker one.
- She learned how to do a simple graft to combine two rose varieties.
- The graft took well, and the tree now produces both types of fruit.
- Hard work, especially when done over a long period.
- Getting that promotion took years of hard graft.
- The project was a success thanks to everyone's graft.
- He's not afraid of a bit of graft to achieve his goals.
- The use of dishonest or illegal means to gain money or advantage, especially in politics or business.
- The mayor was accused of graft and bribery.
- They promised to clean up the graft in the construction industry.
- The investigation uncovered widespread graft in the city council.
verb
- To attach a piece of living tissue surgically to a part of the body.
- Doctors grafted skin from his thigh onto his burned arm.
- They will graft a new blood vessel to restore circulation.
- The surgeon successfully grafted the donor tissue onto the patient's heart.
- To insert a shoot or bud from one plant into another so they grow together.
- You can graft a rose bud onto a stronger rootstock.
- He grafted a branch from the pear tree onto the apple tree.
- She grafted the vine onto a disease-resistant root.
- To work hard, especially over a long period.
- He grafted for years to build his business from scratch.
- They grafted all summer to save enough money for college.
- She grafted away at her studies until she passed the exam.
- To obtain money or advantage dishonestly, especially in politics or business.
- The official was caught grafting public funds.
- He was accused of grafting from the charity's accounts.
- They grafted their way to wealth by taking bribes.