traction

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ˈtræk.ʃən/

• Audio (UK)

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• Hyphenation: trac‧tion

Noun

Singular traction

Plural none

1. If a vehicle has traction, its tires can turn without slipping.

   I lost traction as I went around the corner, and my bike went down.

2. (medicine) If traction is applied to to a broken bone, such as a leg bone, the end is pulled.
3. Traction is the act of pulling something along a surface over a surface.
4. Traction is the progress towards achieving a goal.