(surgery) tissue or organ transplanted from a donor to a recipient; in some cases the patient can be both donor and recipient
"After his heart attack, Dr. Lee underwent surgery where doctors grafted a healthy section of vein from his leg into his chest to bypass the blocked artery."
A small shoot or scion of a tree inserted in another tree, the stock of which is to support and nourish it. The two unite and become one tree, but the graft determines the kind of fruit.
"The scandal erupted when it was revealed that high-ranking officials were accepting graft from foreign contractors to award lucrative contracts unfairly."
A ditch, a canal.
Corruption in official life.
In plain English: Graft is when someone in power uses their position for dishonest personal gain.
"The investigation uncovered widespread graft among city officials."
place the organ of a donor into the body of a recipient
"The surgeon successfully grafted a new kidney into the patient's abdomen after hours of delicate work."
To insert (a graft) in a branch or stem of another tree; to propagate by insertion in another stock; also, to insert a graft upon.
"He decided to take a break from his job at the bank to graft in his family's orchard during the summer."
To work.
In plain English: Graft means to do hard, often unpleasant or difficult, labor.
"She decided to graft extra hours into her schedule this week to finish the project."
A surname.
"The local chapter of Graft was thrilled to host the annual summer festival in their town hall."
The word "graft" comes from Old French and Latin words for a stylus, which were borrowed from Ancient Greek. It was originally named because a grafted plant shoot resembles the shape of a pointed writing tool.