FinnHun Finnish-Hungarian-English on-line dictionary and thesaurus

n (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.

n (countable) A branch or portion of a tree growing from such a shoot.

n (surgery|countable) A portion of living tissue used in the operation of autoplasty.

n (uncountable|colloquial) Effort needed for doing hard work.

n (uncountable|slang) A criminal's special branch of practice

n (uncountable) illicit | Illicit profit by corrupt means, especially in public life.

n (uncountable) corruption | Corruption in official life.

n (countable) A con job.

n (countable|slang) A cut of the take (money).

n (uncountable|US|politics) A bribe, especially on an ongoing basis.

v (transitive) 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.

v (transitive|surgery) To implant a portion of (living flesh or akin) in a lesion so as to form an organic union.

v (transitive) To join (one thing) to another as if by grafting, so as to bring about a close union.

v (transitive|nautical) To cover, as a ring bolt, block strap, splicing, etc., with a weaving of small cord or rope-yarns.

v (intransitive) To insert scion | scions (grafts) from one tree, or kind of tree, etc., into another; to practice grafting.