Usually means: Grip or friction between surfaces.
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General (25 matching dictionaries)
  1. traction: Merriam-Webster.com
  2. traction, traction: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  3. traction: American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language
  4. traction: Collins English Dictionary
  5. traction: Vocabulary.com
  6. Traction, traction: Wordnik
  7. traction: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  8. traction: Wiktionary
  9. traction: Webster's New World College Dictionary, 4th Ed.
  10. traction: The Wordsmyth English Dictionary-Thesaurus
  11. traction: Infoplease Dictionary
  12. traction: Dictionary.com
  13. traction: Online Etymology Dictionary
  14. traction: Cambridge Essential American English Dictionary
  15. Traction (agency), Traction (album), Traction (engineering), Traction (geology), Traction (orthopedics), Traction: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  16. Traction: Online Plain Text English Dictionary
  17. traction: Webster's Revised Unabridged, 1913 Edition
  18. traction: Rhymezone
  19. traction, traction (f): AllWords.com Multi-Lingual Dictionary
  20. traction: Webster's 1828 Dictionary
  21. traction: Free Dictionary
  22. traction: Mnemonic Dictionary
  23. traction: Dictionary/thesaurus

Art (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. -traction: A Cross Reference of Latin and Greek Elements
  2. TRACTION: Glossary of Art Terms

Business (4 matching dictionaries)
  1. BuzzWhack (No longer online)
  2. Construction Term Glossary (No longer online)
  3. eyefortransport e-commerce transportation glossary (No longer online)
  4. traction: Legal dictionary

Computing (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. traction: Netlingo
  2. traction: Encyclopedia

Medicine (14 matching dictionaries)
  1. Dorland's Illustrated Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  2. Traction: MedTerms.com Medical Dictionary
  3. Orthodontic Terms (No longer online)
  4. Medical Dictionary (No longer online)
  5. Traction: Merck Manuals
  6. online medical dictionary (No longer online)
  7. National MCH Center for Child Death Review (No longer online)
  8. Traction: MEDLINE plus Illustrated Medical Encyclopedia
  9. Neurotrauma Glossary (No longer online)
  10. Traction (orthopedics), traction: Medical dictionary
  11. University of Maryland Glossary of Medical Terms (No longer online)
  12. Traction: Brain Injury
  13. Traction: Drug Medical Dictionary
  14. Hyperdictionary (No longer online)

Slang (1 matching dictionary)
  1. traction: Urban Dictionary

Sports (2 matching dictionaries)
  1. Internet Karting Glossary (No longer online)
  2. Traction: Bicycle Glossary

Tech (1 matching dictionary)
  1. AUTOMOTIVE TERMS (No longer online)

(Note: See tractional as well.)

Definitions from Wiktionary (
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American English Definition British English Definition
noun:  The act of pulling something along a surface using motive power.
noun:  The condition of being so pulled.
noun:  Grip.
noun:  The pulling power of an engine or animal.
noun:  The adhesive friction of a wheel etc on a surface.
noun:  (usually after forms of gain, get or have) Progress in or momentum toward achieving a goal, especially in gaining support, recognition, or popularity.
noun:  (business) The extent of adoption of a new product or service, typically measured in number of customers or level of revenue achieved.
noun:  (politics) Popular support.
noun:  (academia) Scholarly interest and research.
noun:  (medicine) A mechanically applied sustained pull, especially to a limb.
noun:  (transport) Collectively, the locomotives of a railroad, especially electric locomotives.
verb:  (medicine, transitive) To apply a sustained pull to (a limb, etc.).

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