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Definition: Meaning of, graft in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ɡrɑːft /

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graft grafts
  1. [countable] a piece of healthy skin or bone taken from someone's body and put in or on another part of their body that has been damaged
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  2. [countable] a piece cut from one plant and tied to or put inside a cut in another, so that it grows there
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  3. [uncountable] informal especially British English hard work
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  4. [uncountable] especially American English the practice of obtaining money or advantage by the dishonest use of influence or power
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Prsesent Past Past Participle
graft grafted grafted
Present Participle Third Person Singular
grafting grafts
  1. [transitive] to remove a piece of skin, bone etc from part of someone's body and put it onto or into a part of their body that has been damaged
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  2. [transitive + on/onto] to join a part of a plant or tree onto another plant or tree
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  3. [transitive] to add something very different to something, so that it becomes part of it
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  4. [intransitive] informal especially British English to work hard
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graft used in phrases

  • corneal graft (noun)
    1. a surgical procedure in which part or all of a damaged or diseased cornea is replaced by healthy corneal tissue from a donor
  • coronary artery bypass graft (noun)
    1. open-heart surgery in which the rib cage is opened and a section of a blood vessel is grafted from the aorta to the coronary artery to bypass the blocked section of the coronary artery and improve the blood supply to the heart
  • skin graft (noun)
    1. a medical operation in which healthy skin is removed from one part of your body and used on another part to replace burned or damaged skin
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