plural of Graft

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of graft

plural of graft

A surname.

present participle of graft

(horticulture) The act, art, or process of inserting grafts. / (nautical) The act or method of weaving a cover for a ring, rope end, etc.

(obsolete) A ditch, a canal. / The depth of the blade of a digging tool such as a spade or shovel. / A narrow spade used in digging drainage trenches.

(uncountable) Corruption in official life. / (uncountable) Illicit profit by corrupt means, especially in public life. / (uncountable, slang) A criminal’s special branch of practice.

(colloquial, intransitive) To work hard. / To obtain illegal gain from bribery or similar corrupt practices.

(countable) 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.