noun attraction; a drawing toward.
2. traction ·noun the adhesive friction of a wheel on a rail, a rope on a pulley, or the like.
3. traction ·noun the act of drawing, or the state of being drawn; as, the traction of a muscle.
4. traction ·noun 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.