Word: Traction
How to pronounce: trækʃn
Noun
Definitions:
1. The action of drawing or pulling something over a surface, especially a road or track.
Example sentences: "A primitive vehicle used in animal traction"
2. The grip of a tire on a road or a wheel on a rail.
Example sentences: "His car hit a patch of ice and lost traction"
3. The extent to which a product, idea, etc., gains popularity or acceptance.
Example sentences: "Analysts predicted that the technology would rapidly gain traction in the corporate market"
4. The application of a sustained pull on a limb or muscle, especially in order to maintain the position of a fractured bone or to correct a deformity.
Example sentences: "His leg is in traction"
Synonyms:
clutch
adhesion
drawbar
grip
thrust
draw rod
propulsion
traction bar
electric traction
Derivations:
tractive
tractable
tractor
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Traction in Other Languages...
Spanish: Tracción
German: Traktion
French: Traction
Italian: Trazione
Turkish: çekiş
