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graft

UK
/ɡrɑːft/
US
/ɡræft/

Translations

graftnoun
grafts
pl
UK
/ɡrɑːft/
US
/ɡræft/
The surgeon successfully attached the skin graft to the patient's wound.
Хирург успешно прикрепил кожный трансплантат к ране пациента.
The politician was accused of accepting grafts from local businesses.
Политика обвинили в получении взяток от местных предприятий.
Additional translations
прививка
коррупция
Synonyms
implant
transplant
insertion
addition
attachment
graftverb
grafted
Past Simple
grafted
Past Participle
grafting
Gerund
UK
/ɡrɑːft/
US
/ɡræft/
Surgeons can graft skin to cover the burn wounds.
Хирурги могут пересаживать кожу, чтобы закрыть ожоги.
Gardeners often graft new branches onto old trees.
Садоводы часто прививают новые ветки на старые деревья.
Additional translations
прививать сырые побеги
накладывать шов
соединять части
Synonyms
fix
affix
connect
attach
join
insert
implant
graftadjective
more graft
Comp.
most graft
Super.
Used attributively before another noun to denote relation to a surgical or horticultural graft.

Definitions

graftnoun
A piece of living tissue that is transplanted surgically.
The surgeon performed a skin graft to help the burn victim recover.
A shoot or twig inserted into a slit on the trunk or stem of a living plant, from which it receives sap.
The gardener used a graft to propagate the apple tree.
The acquisition of money, gain, or advantage by dishonest or unfair means, especially through the abuse of one's position or influence in politics, business, etc.
The investigation revealed widespread graft in the city's administration.
Hard work; strenuous effort (chiefly British, informal).
It took a lot of graft to finish the project on time.
graftverb
To insert a shoot or twig as a graft.
The gardener decided to graft a branch from the apple tree onto the pear tree.
To transplant living tissue surgically.
The surgeon will graft skin from the patient's thigh to the burn area.
To join or attach something as if by grafting.
The artist tried to graft modern techniques onto traditional styles.
To work hard; to labour strenuously (chiefly British, informal).
She's been grafting all day to prepare for the exam.
graftadjective
Relating to or involving a graft (surgical or horticultural).
Postoperative care focuses on graft integrity and patient recovery.
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