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(1):

(n.) Attraction; a drawing toward.

(2):

(n.) The adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like.

(3):

(n.) The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.

(4):

(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.

Bibliography Information
Webster, Noah. Entry for 'Traction'. Noah Webster's American Dictionary. https://www.studylight.org/​dictionaries/​eng/​web/​t/traction.html. 1828.
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