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traction

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Noun

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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.