ALL meanings of traction
trac·tion
T t - noun traction the adhesive friction of a body on some surface, as a wheel on a rail or a tire on a road. 1
- noun traction the action of drawing a body, vehicle, train, or the like, along a surface, as a road, track, railroad, or waterway. 1
- noun traction Medicine/Medical. the deliberate and prolonged pulling of a muscle, organ, or the like, as by weights, to correct dislocation, relieve pressure, etc. 1
- noun traction transportation by means of railroads. 1
- noun traction the act of drawing or pulling. 1
- noun traction the state of being drawn. 1
- noun traction attracting power or influence; attraction. 1
- noun traction pulling along 1
- noun traction friction 1
- noun traction medical: orthopaedic device 1
- uncountable noun traction Traction is a form of medical treatment, in which weights and pulleys are used to gently pull or stretch an injured part of the body for a period of time. You say that a person who is having this treatment is in traction. 0
- uncountable noun traction Traction is a particular form of power that makes a vehicle move. 0
- uncountable noun traction Traction is the grip that something has on the ground, especially the wheels of a vehicle. 0
- noun traction the act of drawing or pulling, esp by motive power 0
- noun traction the state of being drawn or pulled 0
- noun traction the application of a steady pull on a part during healing of a fractured or dislocated bone, using a system of weights and pulleys or splints 0
- noun traction the adhesive friction between a wheel and a surface, as between a driving wheel of a motor vehicle and the road 0
- noun traction a pulling or drawing, esp. of a load, vehicle, etc. over a road, track, or other surface 0
- noun traction the state of being pulled or drawn 0
- noun traction the kind of power used for pulling or drawing 0
- noun traction a pulling, as of the muscles of the leg, arm, etc., in order to bring a fractured or dislocated bone into place 0
- noun traction a constant pull of this kind maintained by means of some apparatus, as for relieving pressure 0
- noun traction the power, as of tires on pavement, to grip or hold to a surface while moving, without slipping 0
- noun traction Traction is the grip that the wheels of a vehicle have on the ground. 0