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Traction 1

Definition: The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.

Traction 2

Definition: Specifically, the act of drawing a body along a plane by motive power, as the drawing of a carriage by men or horses, the towing of a boat by a tug.

Traction 3

Definition: Attraction; a drawing toward.

Traction 4

Definition: The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like.

traction 5

Definition: (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing; "his leg was in traction for several days"

traction 6

Definition: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

 

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