Traction is a form of medical treatment, in which weights and pulleys are used to gently pull or stretch an injured part of the body for a period of time. You say that a person who is having this treatment is in traction. Isabelle's legs were in traction for about two and a half weeks
traction is process of your tires gripping the road Also referred to as "hooking up " When people say "I have no traction" it means that when they take off from a dead start that their tires spin instead of catching the ground and putting the car into motion
(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"