harness

har·ness  (härns)

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.

tr.v. har·nessed, har·ness·ing, har·ness·es

1.

a. To put a harness on (a draft animal).

b. To fasten by the use of a harness.

2. To bring under control and direct the force of: If you can harness your energy, you will accomplish a great deal.

Idiom:

in harness

On duty or at work.

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[Middle English harnes, from Old French harneis, of Germanic origin; see nes-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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harness·er n.

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harness [ˈhɑːnɪs]

n

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) 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

3. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Mountaineering) Mountaineering an arrangement of webbing straps that enables a climber to attach himself to the rope so that the impact of a fall is minimized

4. (Engineering / Electrical Engineering) the total system of electrical leads for a vehicle or aircraft

5. (Clothing, Personal Arts & Crafts / Knitting & Sewing) Weaving the part of a loom that raises and lowers the warp threads, creating the shed

6. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) Archaic armour collectively

in harness at one's routine work

vb (tr)

1. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) to put harness on (a horse)

2. (Individual Sports & Recreations / Horse Training, Riding & Manège) (usually foll by to) to attach (a draught animal) by means of harness to (a cart, etc.)

3. to control so as to employ the energy or potential power of to harness the atom

4. (Military / Arms & Armour (excluding Firearms)) to equip or clothe with armour

[from Old French harneis baggage, probably from Old Norse hernest (unattested) provisions, from herr army + nest provisions]

harnesser  n

harnessless  adj

harness-like  adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	harness - a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute) chute, parachute - rescue equipment consisting of a device that fills with air and retards your fall support - any device that bears the weight of another thing; "there was no place to attach supports for a shelf"
	2.	harness - 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 bridle - headgear for a horse; includes a headstall and bit and reins to give the rider or driver control cinch, girth - stable gear consisting of a band around a horse's belly that holds the saddle in place hackamore, halter - rope or canvas headgear for a horse, with a rope for leading headgear - stable gear consisting of any part of a harness that fits about the horse's head martingale - a harness strap that connects the nose piece to the girth; prevents the horse from throwing back its head saddlery, stable gear, tack - gear for a horse trace - either of two lines that connect a horse's harness to a wagon or other vehicle or to a whiffletree
Verb	1.	harness - put a harness; "harness the horse" tackle animal husbandry - breeding and caring for farm animals attach - cause to be attached inspan - attach a yoke or harness to; "inspan the draft animals" unharness - remove the harness from; "unharness a horse"
	2.	harness - exploit the power of; "harness natural forces and resources" exploit, tap - draw from; make good use of; "we must exploit the resources we are given wisely"
	3.	harness - control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse" draw rein, rein, rein in control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
	4.	harness - keep in check; "rule one's temper" rein, rule confine, limit, throttle, trammel, restrain, restrict, bound - place limits on (extent or access); "restrict the use of this parking lot"; "limit the time you can spend with your friends"

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harness

verb

1. exploit, control, channel, apply, employ, utilize, mobilize, make productive, turn to account, render useful the movement's ability to harness the anger of all Ukrainians

2. put in harness, couple, saddle, yoke, hitch up the horses were harnessed to a heavy wagon

noun

1. equipment, tackle, gear, tack, trappings Always check that the straps of the harness are properly adjusted.

in harness

2. working, together, in a team At Opera North he will be in harness with Paul Daniel.

3. at work, working, employed, active, busy, in action The longing for work will return and you will be right back in harness.

Translations

harness [ˈhɑːnɪs]

A. N (for horse) → arreos mpl, jaeces mpl; (= safety harness) (for walking a child) → andadores mpl, correas fpl; (on high chair, baby seat) → correas fpl de sujeción or seguridad; (for mountaineer etc) → arnés m
to work in harness (with) → trabajar conjuntamente(con)
to die in harness → morir con las botas puestas
to get back in harness → volver al trabajo

B. VT

1. (lit) [+ horse] → enjaezar, poner los arreos a; (to carriage) → enganchar
to harness a horse to a cart → enganchar un caballo a un carro

2. (fig) [+ resources, energy] → utilizar, aprovechar

C. CPD harness race N → carrera f de trotones

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harness [ˈhɑː^rnɪs]

n

[horse] → harnais m

(also safety harness) → harnais m

vt

[+ resources, power, potential] → exploiter; [+ emotions, skills, talents] → exploiter

[+ animal] → atteler

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harness

n

→ Geschirr nt; to be back in harness (fig) → wieder bei der Arbeit or im gewohnten Trott sein; to work in harness (fig) → zusammenarbeiten; to die in harness (fig: often hum) → in den Sielen sterben

(of parachute) → Gurtwerk nt; (for baby) → Laufgurt m

(Elec) → Kabelbaum m

vt

horse → anschirren, aufzäumen; a horse that has never been harnessed → ein Pferd, das nie im Geschirr gegangen ist; to harness a horse to a carriage → ein Pferd vor einen Wagen spannen

(= utilize) → nutzen; river etc also → nutzbar machen; anger etc → nutzen, sich (dat) → zunutze or zu Nutze machen

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harness [ˈhɑːnɪs]

1. n (for horse) → bardatura, finimenti mpl; (for baby) → briglie fpl; (safety harness) → imbracatura
to get back into harness (fig) → tornare al lavoro consueto
to die in harness (fig) → morire sul lavoro or sulla breccia

2. vt (horse) → bardare, mettere i finimenti a; (to carriage) → attaccare a; (resources) → sfruttare

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harness [ˈhɑːnɪs]

1. n (for horse) → bardatura, finimenti mpl; (for baby) → briglie fpl; (safety harness) → imbracatura
to get back into harness (fig) → tornare al lavoro consueto
to die in harness (fig) → morire sul lavoro or sulla breccia

2. vt (horse) → bardare, mettere i finimenti a; (to carriage) → attaccare a; (resources) → sfruttare

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harness

n harness [ˈhaːnis]

the leather straps etc by which a horse is attached to a cart etc which it is pulling and by means of which it is controlled. tuig, harnas سَرْج، عُدَّه сбруя postroj seletøj das Geschirr χάμουρα arneses, guarniciones, arreos rakmed افسار valjaat harnais רִתמָה साज kojnska oprema hám pakaian kuda aktygi briglie 馬具 마구(馬具) pakinktai iejūgs abah-abah tuig, gareel seletøy uprząż arreios hamuri упряжь postroj; popruhy konjska zaprega am sele บังเหียน koşum takımı 馬具 збруя, упряж جوتے جانے والے گھوڑے کا ساز bộ yên cương (ngựa) 马具

v

1 to put the harness on (a horse). inspan يُسْرِجُ впрягам okšírovat spænde for anschirren ζεύω enjaezar, poner los arreos rakmesse panema افسارزدن valjastaa harnacher לִרתוֹם साज चढ़ाना, जोतना upregnuti, ujarmiti befog (lovat) memasang pakaian kuda leggja aktygi við bardare 引き具をつける 마구를 달다 kinkyti iejūgt memasangkan abah-abah optuigen sele på, spenne for nakładać uprząż aparelhar a în­hăma запрягать ošírovať vpreči (konja) upregnuti sela [], spänna för ใส่บังเหียน koşmak, koşum vurmak 套上馬具 запрягати گھوڑے کا ساز کسنا đóng yên cương 给... 挽上马具

2 to make use of (a source of power, eg a river) for some purpose, eg to produce electricity or to drive machinery Attempts are now being made to harness the sun as a source of heat and power. inspan, aanwend يُسَخِّر، يَسْتَخْدِم впрягам využít udnytte nutzbar machen τιθασεύω, δαμάζω aprovechar, utilizar rakendama مهر کردن و سود بردن valjastaa exploiter לְנַצֵל काम में लगना koristiti, iskorištavati (prirodnu energiju) hasznosít (energiát) memanfaatkan virkja sfruttare 利用する (태양열, 물 등을) 이용하다 pajungti, panaudoti izmantot memanfaatkan aanwenden, gebruiken voor temme, utnytte opanować, wykorzystać aproveitar a exploata, a valorifica использовать využiť izkoristiti naravno silo iskoristiti utnyttja ควบคุม enerji üretimi için kullanmak 利用(動力源)以產生動力 підкоряти قدرتی ذرائع کو بروۓ کار لانا chế ngự; khai thác để sản xuất điện 治理,利用...产生动力