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harness
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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.

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

harness·er n.

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]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.harnessharness - 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
Verb1.harness - put a harness; "harness the horse"
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"
control, command - exercise authoritative control or power over; "control the budget"; "Command the military forces"
4.harness - keep in check; "rule one's temper"
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"

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

harness [ˈhɑːnɪs] nharnais m
vt [+ horse] → harnacher [+ resources]; exploiter

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

harness [ˈhɑːnɪs] nbardatura, finimenti mpl
vt [+ horse] → bardare [+ resources]; sfruttare

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)
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 , 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 ...
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...


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