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

Noun

1. an arrangement of straps for attaching a horse to a cart or plough

2. something resembling this, for attaching something to a person's body: a parachute harness

3. in harness at one's routine work

Verb

1. to put a harness on (a horse or other animal)

2. to control something in order to make use of it: learning to harness the power of your own mind [Old French harneis baggage]

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

verb 2. put in harness, couple, saddle, yoke, hitch up

noun 3. equipment, tackle, gear, tack, trappings in harness

4. working, together, in a team

5. at work, working, employed, active, busy, in action

Translations

harness [ˈhɑːnɪs] n → arreos mpl

vt [+ horse] → enjaezar [+ resources]; aprovechar

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harness [ˈhɑːnɪs] n → harnais m

vt [+ horse] → harnacher [+ resources]; exploiter

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harness [ˈhɑːnɪs] n (for horse) → Geschirr nt;

(for child) → Laufgurt m;

(also: safety harness) → Sicherheitsgurt m

vt (resources, energy etc) → nutzbar machen;

(horse, dog) → anschirren

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harness [ˈhɑːnɪs] n → bardatura, finimenti mpl

vt [+ horse] → bardare [+ 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 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 給... 挽上馬具 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 (동력으로) 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...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