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to put a harness on a horse or other animal; to attach a horse or other animal to something with a harness. harness something to harness a horse; harness something to something We harnessed two ponies to the cart. (figurative) In some areas, the poor feel harnessed to their jobs.
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.
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.
2 harness something to control and use the force or strength of something to produce power or to achieve something attempts to harness the sun's rays as a source of energy We must harness the skill and creativity of our workforce. See harness in the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary
Harness definition: The gear or tackle, other than a yoke, with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement.
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.
harness in British English. (ˈhɑːnɪs ) noun. 1. an arrangement of leather straps buckled or looped together, fitted to a draught animal in order that the animal can be attached to and pull a cart. 2. something resembling this, esp for attaching something to the body. a parachute harness.
