meaning of traction
1. The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.
2. 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.
3. Attraction; a drawing toward.
4. The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like.
5. 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
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