(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.

(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.

(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.

The action or process of graduating and receiving a diploma for completing a course of study (such as from an educational institution). / A commencement ceremony.

(US, dated) A specific cracker made of graham flour, developed in the nineteenth century.

A person who is recognized by a university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.

graduated, arranged by degrees / holding an academic degree / relating to an academic degree

(intransitive, ergative) To be recognized by a school or university as having completed the requirements of a degree studied at the institution.