graft

I UK [ɡrɑːft] / US [ɡræft] noun
Word forms "graft":
singular graft plural grafts

1)

a) [countable] a piece of skin, bone etc from one part of your body used to replace or repair a damaged part of your body

skin grafts for burns victims

b) biology a piece taken from a plant and joined to a cut made in another plant so that it can grow there

2) [uncountable] American informal dishonest or illegal activities in politics or business that involve giving people money or advantages in exchange for their help or support

3) [uncountable] British informal effort needed for doing hard work

hard graft:

The job was finished on time, thanks to the sheer hard graft of those involved.

II UK [ɡrɑːft] / US [ɡræft] verb
Word forms "graft":
present tense I/you/we/they graft he/she/it grafts present participle grafting past tense grafted past participle grafted

1)

a) [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.

b) biology to 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 frozen samples will be grafted onto existing trees.

2) [transitive] to add something and make it become a part of another thing

graft something onto something:

Many different peoples have settled here and grafted their own cultures onto native Malaysian culture.

3) [intransitive] British informal to work very hard