traction
The act of pulling something along a surface using motive power.
Other meanings
The condition of being so pulled.
The pulling power of an engine or animal.
Related words
- countertraction
- gription
- nontraction
- retraction
- tractional
- tractioneer
- tractionless
- non-traction
- gain traction
- traction alopecia
- traction battery
- traction engine
Word history
From Latin "tractus".
Where this comes from
This definition is adapted from “traction” on Wiktionary, by its contributors, published under CC BY-SA 4.0. This page is published under the same licence.