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    harness
    /ˈhɑːnɪs/

    noun

    • 1. a set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other draught animal is fastened to a cart, plough, etc. and is controlled by its driver.

    verb

    • 1. put a harness on (a horse or other draught animal): "how to groom a horse and harness it" Similar hitch upput something in harnesssaddleyokeOpposite unhitch
    • 2. control and make use of (natural resources), especially to produce energy: "attempts to harness solar energy" Similar controlexploitutilizeuseOpposite underuse

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  2. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishHARNESS | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    a piece of equipment, including straps for fastening it, used to control an animal such as a horse or attach it to a load to be pulled, or a set of straps used to hold a person in place: a horse’s harness. a parachute harness.

  3. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › harnessHarness Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of HARNESS is the equipment other than a yoke of a draft animal. How to use harness in a sentence.

  4. www.dictionary.com › browse › harnessHARNESS Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    to put a harness on (a horse, donkey, dog, etc.); attach by a harness, as to a vehicle. to bring under conditions for effective use; gain control over for a particular end: to harness water power; to harness the energy of the sun.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishHARNESS definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    A harness is a set of straps which fit under a person's arms and fasten round their body in order to keep a piece of equipment in place or to prevent the person moving from a place.

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › harnessHarness - definition of harness by The Free Dictionary

    har·ness. (här′nĭs) n. 1. The gear or tackle, other than a yoke, with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement. 2. Something resembling such gear or tackle, as the arrangement of straps used to hold a parachute to the body. 3. A device that raises and lowers the warp threads on a loom. 4. Archaic Armor for a man or horse.

  7. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › learner-englishHARNESS | meaning - Cambridge Learner's Dictionary

    harness verb [T] (CONTROL) to control something so that you can use its power or qualities for a particular purpose (Definition of harness from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

  8. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › harnessHarness - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms | Vocabulary.com

    A harness is a set of straps that are put on a horse so it can be hitched to a wagon or a carriage. The harness distributes the effort across larger sections of the horse's body. Other animals and people can also wear harnesses.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishharness noun - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and usage...

    noun. /ˈhɑːnɪs/ /ˈhɑːrnɪs/ Idioms. a set of narrow pieces of leather and metal pieces that is put around the head and body of an animal, especially a horse, so that the animal can be controlled and fastened to a carriage, etc. The sight of horses in harness hauling timber was common a hundred years ago. Wordfinder. Oxford Collocations Dictionary.

  10. www.wordreference.com › definition › harnessharness - WordReference.com Dictionary of English

    har•ness /ˈhɑrnɪs/ n. [ countable] the parts other than the yoke that are attached to a horse's body or head to control it. Textiles something resembling a harness. v. [ ~ + object] to put a harness on; attach by a harness: The horse was harnessed to the plow.

  11. www.yourdictionary.com › harnessHarness Definition & Meaning | YourDictionary

    Harness definition: The gear or tackle, other than a yoke, with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement.