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Traction vs Dray - What's the difference?

traction | dray |

As nouns the difference between traction and dray

is that traction is the act of pulling something along a surface using motive power while dray is a low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads or dray can be variant spelling of drey , the nest of a squirrel.

As a verb traction

is to apply a sustained pull to (a limb, etc).

traction

English

(traction)

Noun

(en noun)
  • the act of pulling something along a surface using motive power
  • the condition of being so pulled
  • Grip
  • the pulling power of an engine or animal
  • the adhesive friction of a wheel etc on a surface
  • (medicine) a mechanically applied sustained pull, especially to a limb
  • (business) the extent of adoption of a new product or service, typically measured in number of customers or level of revenue achieved
  • (politics) popular support

    • Derived terms

    * subtraction * traction engine * tractive

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To apply a sustained pull to (a limb, etc.).

    • dray

    English

    Etymology 1

    (etyl) draye, 1325-1375. Compare .

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • A low horse-drawn cart, often without sides, and used especially for heavy loads.
  • * 1900 , , Chapter I,
    • Standing foursquare in the heart of the town, at the intersection of the two main streets, a "jog" at each street corner left around the market-house a little public square, which at this hour was well occupied by carts and wagons from the country and empty drays awaiting hire
    (Addison)
  • A kind of sledge or sled.
    • (Halliwell)

    Etymology 2

    Unknown

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • variant spelling of drey , The nest of a squirrel.

    • Anagrams

    * * English terms with unknown etymologies