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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

    HARNESS definition: 1. a piece of equipment with straps and belts, used to control or hold in place a person, animal…. Learn more.

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

    Harness definition: the combination of straps, bands, and other parts forming the working gear of a draft animal.. See examples of HARNESS used in a sentence.

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

    harness: [noun] the equipment other than a yoke of a draft animal.

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

    11 meanings: 1. an arrangement of leather straps buckled or looped together, fitted to a draught animal in order that the.... Click for more definitions.

  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.

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

    harness: 1 n stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart Type of: saddlery , stable gear , tack gear for a horse n a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a ...

  8. 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.

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

    HARNESS definition: 1. a set of straps fastened around a horse's body and connecting it to a vehicle that it will pull…. Learn more.

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

    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.

  11. www.ldoceonline.com › dictionary › harnessharness | meaning of harness in Longman Dictionary of...

    Related topics: Bicycles, carts, horses harness2 verb [ transitive] 1 to control and use the natural force or power of something We can harness the power of the wind to generate electricity. 2 to fasten two animals together, or to fasten an animal to something using a harness 3 to put a harness on a horse → See Verb table Examples from the ...