tractionnoun [ U ]
uk/ˈtræk.ʃən/us/ˈtræk.ʃən/traction noun [ U ] (WHEEL/TYRE)
the ability of a wheel or tyre to hold the ground without sliding:
In deep snow, people should use snow tyres on their vehicles to give them better traction.
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On the road: driving & operating road vehicles
- aquaplaning
- back sth up
- boxed in
- bump start
- bump start
- bus driver
- car seat
- carve
- corner
- dip
- driver
- driving
- foot
- hold the road idiom
- manoeuvring
- motor
- motorist
- pull away
- scorch
- turning circle
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traction noun [ U ] (PULLING)
specialized engineering the pulling of a heavy load over a surface, or the power used in this:
steam traction
specialized medical a form of medical treatment that involves using special equipment to pull gently an injured part of the body, especially an arm or leg, for a long period of time:
After her back operation poor Mira was in traction for six weeks.
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Pulling
- draft
- drag
- draught
- draw sth up
- haul
- heave
- heave-ho
- heft
- hitch
- hitch sth up
- pluck
- pluck at sth
- reel
- reel sth in/out
- retract
- suck
- tow
- tow-away
- tweak
- yank
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You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics:
Medical & surgical equipment
traction noun [ U ] (ACCEPTANCE)
the fact of an idea, product, etc. becoming popular or being accepted:
In our digital age, it takes less time for new words and phrases to gain traction than it did in the past.
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Accepting & agreeing
- accept
- accredited
- assent
- be ruled by sb idiom
- buy-in
- conclude
- countenance
- court
- gauntlet
- leap
- listen to reason idiom
- middle ground
- mustn't grumble idiom
- pounce
- reach
- settlement
- signatory
- swallow
- take sb up on sth
- unquestioning
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