traction

traction is a 8-letter English word with 6 senses as noun in the JumbleFix dictionary. One common meaning is: The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle. Face value is 10 in Scrabble and 12 in Words With Friends. Use the entries below when you need a playable sense, a nearby word, or another arrangement of the same letters.

8 letters · Scrabble 10 · Words With Friends 12 · 6 senses

Definitions

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

6. noun. the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)

   Synonyms: grip

Synonyms

grip

Common word forms

tractions, tractional

Words from these letters

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