countable a piece of skin, bone etc from one part of your body used to replace or repair a damaged part of your body
skingrafts for burnsvictims
Synonyms and related words
Transplant operations and blood and organ donation
blood bank
blood donor
donate
1a
biologya piece taken from a plant and joined to a cut made in another plant so that it can grow there
Synonyms and related words
Parts of plants
aerial root
anther
beanstalk
2
uncountable Americaninformaldishonest or illegal activities in politics or business that involve giving people money or advantages in exchange for their help or support
Synonyms and related words
Cheating, dishonest and insincere behaviour
dishonesty
deceit
corruption
3
uncountable Britishinformaleffort needed for doing hard work
hard graft:
The job was finished on time, thanks to the sheerhard graft of those involved.
Synonyms and related words
Hard work and effort
heavy lifting
ask
work
graft
noun
US /ɡræft/
Other entries for this word
graftverb
graft offphrasal verb
skin graftnoun
Word Forms
singular
graft
plural
grafts
DEFINITIONS3
1
uncountable Americaninformaldishonest or illegal activities in politics or business that involve giving people money or advantages in exchange for their help or support
Synonyms and related words
Cheating, dishonest and insincere behavior
dishonesty
deceit
corruption
2
uncountable Britishinformaleffort needed for doing hard work
Synonyms and related words
Hard work and effort
heavy lifting
ask
work
3
countable a piece of skin, bone, etc. from one part of your body used to replace or repair a damaged part of your body
skingrafts for burnsvictims
Synonyms and related words
Transplant operations and blood and organ donation
blood bank
blood donor
donate
3a
biologya piece taken from a plant and joined to a cut made in another plant so that it can grow there
Synonyms and related words
Parts of plants
aerial root
anther
beanstalk
graft
verb
UK /ɡrɑːft/
Other entries for this word
graftnoun
skin graftnoun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
graft
he/she/it
grafts
present participle
grafting
past tense
grafted
past participle
grafted
DEFINITIONS3
1
transitive to take a piece of skin or bone etc from one part of someone’s body and use it to replace or repair a damaged part of their body
graft something onto something:
Skin was grafted onto the wound to help it heal.
Synonyms and related words
To perform a medical test, treatment or operation
abort
anaesthetise
anaesthetize
1a
biologyto take a piece from a plant and join it to a cut made in another plant so that it can grow there
graft something onto something:
The frozensamples will be grafted onto existingtrees.
Synonyms and related words
Gardening
aerate
bed out
bonsai
2
transitive to add something and make it become a part of another thing
graft something onto something:
Many differentpeoples have settled here and grafted their own cultures onto native Malaysian culture.
Synonyms and related words
To fasten or join one thing to another
fasten
fix
attach
3
intransitive Britishinformalto work very hard
Synonyms and related words
To work hard
work at
forge
overwork
graft
verb
US /ɡræft/
Other entries for this word
graftnoun
graft offphrasal verb
skin graftnoun
Word Forms
present tense
I/you/we/they
graft
he/she/it
grafts
present participle
grafting
past tense
grafted
past participle
grafted
DEFINITIONS3
1
transitive to take a piece of skin or bone, etc. from one part of someone’s body and use it to replace or repair a damaged part of their body
graft something onto something:
Skin was grafted onto the wound to help it heal.
Synonyms and related words
To perform a medical test, treatment or operation
abort
anaesthetize
anesthetize
1a
biologyto take a piece from a plant and join it to a cut made in another plant so that it can grow there
graft something onto something:
The frozensamples will be grafted onto existingtrees.
Synonyms and related words
Gardening
aerate
bed out
bonsai
2
transitive to add something and make it become a part of another thing
graft something onto something:
Many differentpeoples have settled here and grafted their own cultures onto native Malaysian culture.