| Traction 1. (n.) The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle. 2. (n.) 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. (n.) Attraction; a drawing toward. 4. (n.) The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like. Thesaurus Entries adduction, adhesion, advantage, affinity, allurement, attractance, attraction, attractiveness, attractivity, capillarity, capillary attraction, centripetal force, draft, drag, draw, drawing, drayage, extraction, foothold, footing, friction, gravitation, gravity, grip, haulage, hauling, heaving, hold, magnetism, mutual attraction, pull, pulling, pulling power, purchase, sympathy, toehold, towage, towing, tractive power, tug, tug-of-war, tugging |