graft 1 (gr ft)v. graft·ed, graft·ing, grafts v.tr. 1. a. To unite (a shoot or bud) with a growing plant by insertion or by placing in close contact. b. To join (a plant or plants) by such union. 2. To transplant or implant (living tissue, for example) surgically into a bodily part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect. 3. To join or unite closely: graft new customs onto old. v.intr. 1. To make a graft. 2. To be or become joined. n. 1. a. A detached shoot or bud united or to be united with a growing plant. b. The union or point of union of a detached shoot or bud with a growing plant by insertion or attachment. c. A plant produced by such union. 2. a. Material, especially living tissue or an organ, surgically attached to or inserted into a bodily part to replace a damaged part or compensate for a defect. b. The procedure of implanting or transplanting such material. c. The configuration or condition resulting from such a procedure. [Middle English graften, alteration of graffen, probably from Old French grafier, from graffe, stylus, graft (from its shape), from Latin graphium, stylus; see graffito. N., Middle English grafte, alteration of graffe, from Old French.] graft  er n. |
| graft 2 (grft) n. 1. Unscrupulous use of one's position to derive profit or advantages; extortion. 2. Money or an advantage gained or yielded by unscrupulous means. tr. & intr.v. graft·ed, graft·ing, grafts To gain by or practice unscrupulous use of one's position. [Origin unknown.] graft er n. |
graft1
n
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) Horticulture
a. a piece of plant tissue (the scion), normally a stem, that is made to unite with an established plant (the stock), which supports and nourishes it
b. the plant resulting from the union of scion and stock
c. the point of union between the scion and the stock
2. (Medicine / Surgery) Surgery a piece of tissue or an organ transplanted from a donor or from the patient's own body to an area of the body in need of the tissue
3. the act of joining one thing to another by or as if by grafting
vb
1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Horticulture) Horticulture
a. to induce (a plant or part of a plant) to unite with another part or (of a plant or part of a plant) to unite in this way
b. to produce (fruit, flowers, etc.) by this means or (of fruit, flowers, etc.) to grow by this means
2. (Medicine / Surgery) to transplant (tissue) or (of tissue) to be transplanted
3. to attach or incorporate or become attached or incorporated to graft a happy ending onto a sad tale
[from Old French graffe, from Medieval Latin graphium, from Latin: stylus, from Greek grapheion, from graphein to write]
grafter n
grafting n
graft2 Informal
n
1. work (esp in the phrase hard graft)
2.
a. the acquisition of money, power, etc., by dishonest or unfair means, esp by taking advantage of a position of trust
b. something gained in this way, such as profit from government business
c. a payment made to a person profiting by such a practice
vb
1. (intr) to work
2. to acquire by or practise graft
[of uncertain origin]
grafter n
| graft (grft) Noun 1. A shoot or bud of one plant that is inserted into or joined to the stem, branch, or root of another plant so that the two grow together as a single plant. Grafts are used to strengthen or repair plants, create dwarf trees, produce seedless fruit, and increase fruit yields without requiring plants to mature from seeds. Verb 1. To join a graft to another plant. 2. To transplant or implant a graft. |   top: whip grafting; bottom: cleft grafting |
Graft of tree surgeons—Lipton, 1970.
Graft
(See also BRIBERY, EXTORTION.)
feather one’s nest See EXPLOITATION.
line one’s pockets To profit, especially at the expense of others; to receive money or other favors through bribery, blackmail, or graft. This expression reputedly stems from the English tailor who, hoping to become the clothes designer for the famous fashion plate, Beau Brummel (1778-1840), sent him an ornate coat, the pockets of which were lined with money. Although Beau sent a letter of thanks and added that he especially admired the lining, it is not known whether the tailor received any more of his business.
a piece of the pie See ALLOCATION.
pork barrel Legislation providing federal funding for local projects designed to put congressmen in the good graces of their constituents. Thus, the pork barrel is, metaphorically speaking, the federal treasury viewed as a source of monies for “pet” local projects. The connection between this figurative, political sense of pork barrel and the literal keg is not clear, although it may derive from pork considered as fat, a slang term for excess wealth, riches. Use of this U.S. slang expression is restricted to politics and dates from the early part of this century.
The River and Harbor bill is the pork barrel par excellence, and the rivers and harbors are manipulated by Federal machinery and not by State machinery. (The New York Evening Post, May, 1916)
shoe one’s mule To embezzle; to misuse or steal money entrusted to one’s care and management. Some unscrupulous blacksmiths and grooms reputedly once engaged in the fraudulent practice of charging a horse (or mule) owner for shoeing the steed, and then either kept the money without performing the promised work, or used the money to buy shoes for their own animals.
He had the keeping and disposal of all the moneys, and yet shod not his mule at all. (Sorel’s Comical History of Francion, 1655)
A variation is shoe one’s horse.
graft, splice - A graft is one thing attached to another by insertion or implantation so it becomes part of it; a splice is the joining of two things end-to-end to make a new whole.
See also related terms for insertion.
ThesaurusLegend: Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
| Noun | 1. |  graft - (surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipientanimal tissue - the tissue in the bodies of animals autograft, autoplasty - tissue that is taken from one site and grafted to another site on the same person; "skin from his thigh replaced the burned skin on his arms" allograft, homograft - tissue or organ transplanted from a donor of the same species but different genetic makeup; recipient's immune system must be suppressed to prevent rejection of the graft heterograft, xenograft - tissue from an animal of one species used as a temporary graft (as in cases of severe burns) on an individual of another species surgery - the branch of medical science that treats disease or injury by operative procedures; "he is professor of surgery at the Harvard Medical School" |
| 2. |  graft - the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantagefelony - a serious crime (such as murder or arson) barratry - the crime of a judge whose judgment is influenced by bribery commercial bribery - bribery of a purchasing agent in order to induce the agent to enter into a transaction | |
| 3. | graft - the act of grafting something onto something else affixation, attachment - the act of attaching or affixing something | |
| Verb | 1. | graft - cause to grow together parts from different plants; "graft the cherry tree branch onto the plum tree" |
| 2. | graft - place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient |
graft
noun
1. transplant, implant I am having a skin graft on my arm soon.
verb
1. transplant, implant The top layer of skin has to be grafted onto the burns.
Translations
graft [ˈgrɑːft ˈgræft]
graft
n
(Bot) → (Pfropf)reis nt; (Med) → Transplantat nt
vt (Bot) → (auf)pfropfen (→ on auf +acc), → (ein)pfropfen (→ in in +acc); (Med) → übertragen (→ on auf +acc), → einpflanzen (→ in in +acc); (fig: = incorporate) → einbauen (→ onto in +acc); (artificially) → aufpfropfen (→ onto +dat)
v graft [graːft]
to fix (skin, bone etc) from one part of the body on to or into another part of the body The doctor treated her burns by grafting skin from her leg on to her back. oorplant طَعْم، تَطْعيم присаждам transplantovat transplantere transplantieren μεταμοσχεύω injertar, hacer un injerto siirdama پیوند زدن siirtää greffer לְהַשׁתִיל प्रतिरोपण presaditi, transplantirati átültet (testszövetet) mencangkokkan græða innestare, trapiantare 移植する 이식하다 persodinti (audinį) transplantēt (audus) menggraf transplanteren, overplanten transplantere przeszczepiać enxertar a grefa, a transplanta пересаживать кожу, кость transplantovať transplantirati kalemiti transplantera การปลูกถ่ายอวัยวะ aşılamak, yamamak 移植 пересаджувати, імплантувати قلم ، پیوند لگانا ghép 移植
n
a piece of skin, bone etc which is grafted a skin graft. weefseloorplanting رُقْعَه присадка transplantát transplantat das Transplantat μόσχευμα injerto siirdelund پیوند siirrännäinen greffe שֶׁתֶל कलम transplantat átültetés cangkokan ágræðsluskinn/-bein, græðlingur innesto, trapianto 移植組織片 이식용 조직편 persodintas audinys (audu) transplantācija graf transplantaat transplantasjon przeszczep enxerto grefă пересадка кожи, кости transplantát presadek kalem transplanterad vävnad, transplantat เนื้อเยื่อ yama 移植物 імплантат جلد ، ہڈی وغیرہ کا ٹکڑہ جسے پیوند کے طور پر استعمال کیا گیا ہو cành ghép 移植物
graft2
n graft [graːft]
1 dishonesty in obtaining profit or good position. politieke knoeiery إبْتِزاز، كَسْب غَيْر مَشْروع незаконна печалба korupce korruption; bedrageri die Korruption απατεωνιά soborno, corrupción altkäemaks حق حساب گرفتن asemansa väärinkäyttö taloudellisesti corruption שְׁחִיתוּת, שוֹחָד कलम mito, mićenje tisztességtelen mellékkereset, illetéktelen haszon korupsi, menyogok misferli, spilling corruzione 不正利得 부정 이득 kyðininkavimas, papirkinëjimas kukuļņemšana rasuah corruptie; smeergeld, steekpenningen bestikkelse, korrupsjon oszustwo corrupção взяточничество korupcia podkupovanje iznuđivanje novca mutor, mygel การฉ้อราษฎร์บังหลวง rüşvet alma, yolsuzluk; rüşvet 貪污 хабар; хабарництво بے ایمانی سے کچھ حاصل کرنا sự hối lộ 贪污
2 hard work. عَمَل شاق зор dřina slid; hårdt arbejde die Plackerei σκληρή δουλειά soborno, corrupción töörügamine تلاش زیاد uurastus dure besogne הַרכָּבָה कठिन कार्य težak rad nehéz testi munka kerja keras erfiði lavoro つらい仕事 중노동 triûsas kerja keras hard werk, karwei hardt arbeid trud trabalho esforçado corvoadă упорный труд drina garanje dirinčenje knog, kneg งานหนัก çok çalışma, büyük uğraşı 苦差事 наполеглива праця کڑی محنت công việc nặng nhọc 艰苦工作
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