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traction   (TTS Sound)

The noun traction has 2 senses

• grip, traction, adhesive friction -- (the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road))


• traction -- ((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")