Noun

• S: (n) grip, traction, adhesive friction (the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road))
• domain category
• direct hypernym / inherited hypernym / sister term
• S: (n) friction, rubbing (the resistance encountered when one body is moved in contact with another)
• S: (n) grinding, abrasion, attrition, detrition (the wearing down of rock particles by friction due to water or wind or ice)
• S: (n) grip, traction, adhesive friction (the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road))
• S: (n) traction ((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"