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grip: the friction between a body and the surface on which it moves (as between an automobile tire and the road) (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"
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| tractor |
a wheeled vehicle with large wheels; used in farming and other applications a truck that has a cab but no body; used for pulling large trailers or vans
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| trace |
follow, discover, or ascertain the course of development of something; "We must follow closely the economic development is Cuba" ; "trace the student's progress" make a mark or lines on a surface; "draw a line"; "trace the outline of a figure in the sand" a just detectable amount; "he speaks French with a trace of an accent" to go back over again; "we retraced the route we took last summer"; "trace your path" an indication that something has been present; "there wasn't a trace of evidence for the claim"; "a tincture of condescension" hound: pursue or chase relentlessly; "The hunters traced the deer into the woods"; "the detectives hounded the suspect until they found the him" touch: a suggestion of some quality; "there was a touch of sarcasm in his tone"; "he detected a ghost of a smile on her face" discover traces of; "She traced the circumstances of her birth" tracing: a drawing created by superimposing a semitransparent sheet of paper on the original image and copying on it the lines of the original image make one's course or travel along a path; travel or pass over, around, or along; "The children traced along the edge of the dark forest"; "The women traced the pasture" either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree copy by following the lines of the original drawing on a transparent sheet placed upon it; make a tracing of; "trace a design"; "trace a pattern" a visible mark (as a footprint) left by the passage of person or animal or vehicle decipher: read with difficulty; "Can you decipher this letter?"; "The archeologist traced the hieroglyphs"
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| trace element |
an element that occurs at very small quantities in the body but is nonetheless important for many biological processes
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| tracer |
an investigator who is employed to find missing persons or missing goods an instrument used to make tracings (radiology) any radioactive isotope introduced into the body to study metabolism or other biological processes ammunition whose flight can be observed by a trail of smoke
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