TRACT review

pulled away from direct relation to anything; impersonal as in

attitude or views

• extract

• contract

• abstract

• protract

to pull into something; to pull into oneself

• traction

• subtract

• distract

• attract

to pull together to make smaller in size or bulk; to pull inward;

opposite of “expand”

• contract

• retract

• protract

• retraction

to pull a person’s attention in another direction

• abstract

• distraction

• attract

• tractor

to pull out by force

• traction

• retract

• attract

• extract

to pull out; to make something take longer; to prolong

• subtract

• traction

• protract

• abstract

a statement or promise that is pulled back or taken back

• retraction

• subtract

• attract

• distract

to pull some out, therefore having less left over

• tractor

• attract

• retraction

• subtract

a pull to the arm or leg muscles to bring a bone back into place

when it is dislocated or fractured

• abstract

• attract

• protract

• traction

a powerful vehicle that pulls farm machines and hauls heavy

loads

• abstract

• tractor

• distract

• retract