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traction

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"Grip"

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8 lettersPronunciation /ˈtɹæk.ʃən/Part of speech nounSorted acinorttStarts with TEnds with N1 cluesVery common crossword word
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Definitions

  1. (orthopedics) the act of pulling on a bone or limb (as in a fracture) to relieve pressure or align parts in a special way during healing

Word origin

From Medieval Latin tractio, from Latin tractus, perfect passive participle of verb trahere (“pull”), + noun of action suffix -io (genitive -ionis).

Used in a sentence

  • Horse traction was used for all but 23 years of the tramway's life.
  • Despite this somewhat late start, the field of study has gained great traction globally, and since 2015 has even had its own journal: Linguistic Landscape: An International Journal.

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