harness
/ˈhɑɹ.nəs/noun, verb2 syllables
Harness means: control and direct with or as if by reins.
Synonyms for harness6
Opposites of harness
unharness
What does harness mean?6
verb
1
control and direct with or as if by reins“rein a horse”
2
keep in check“rule one's temper”
3
put a harness“harness the horse”
4
exploit the power of“harness natural forces and resources”
noun
1
a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
2
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
Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.
Harness in a sentence
- You've got to learn to harness your strength.OsoHombre
- Make sure your safety harness is on right before going to the next step.DJ_Saidez
- There was neither saddle nor harness on the horse.AlanF_US
- There was neither a saddle nor a harness on the horse.AlanF_US
- Ziri found a good harness for his dog.Amastan
- This knot can replace the figure-eight knot when tying into a climbing harness.CM
- He's gone to harness the sorrel mare to go to Carmody for the doctor.Hybrid
- Ziri had Rima put a harness on his dog.Amastan
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Forms of harness
as a noun
- plural
- harnesses
as a verb
- past tense
- harnessed
- present participle
- harnessing
- third-person singular
- harnesses
- past participle
- harnessed