traction
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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- core relation
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road)
Types & categories
- rubbing hypernym
Related & opposite
- car domain topic
Sense 2 noun
(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
his leg was in traction for several days
Types & categories
- pull hypernym
Related & opposite
- orthopedics domain topic
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | domain topic | Related & opposite | car |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | rubbing |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | orthopedics |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | pull |