traction

The act of drawing or pulling, especially the drawing of a vehicle or load over a surface by motor power.

The condition of being drawn or pulled.

Pulling power, as of a draft animal or engine.

Adhesive friction, as of a wheel on a track or a tire on a road.

A sustained pull applied mechanically especially to the arm, leg, or neck so as to correct fractured or dislocated bones, overcome muscle spasms, or relieve pressure.

Impetus or advancement, as toward a desired result.

In recent use, traffic by means of railroads; railroads, and especially streetrailroads, collectively; the interests and rights represented by such railroads.

The act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; specifically, in physiology, contraction, as of a muscle.

The act of drawing a body along a surface, as over water or on a railway.