What (who) is Harness - definition
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Harnesses; Harnessing; Harness (disambiguation)
harness
v. (D; tr.) to harness to (to harness horses to a coach)
Harness
·vt Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense.
II. Harness ·vt To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively.
III. Harness ·vt To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to Array.
IV. Harness ·noun The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, ·etc.; gear; tackling.
V. Harness ·noun Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.
VI. Harness ·noun The part of a loom comprising the heddles, with their means of support and motion, by which the threads of the warp are alternately raised and depressed for the passage of the shuttle.
harness
¦ noun
1. a set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other draught animal is fastened to a cart, plough, etc. and is controlled by its driver.
2. a similar arrangement of straps, as for fastening a parachute to a person's body or for restraining a young child.
¦ verb
1. fit with a harness.
2. control and make use of (resources).
Phrases
in harness
1. in the routine of daily work: an ordinary man who died in harness.
2. in close partnership.
Derivatives
harnesser noun
Origin
ME: from OFr. harneis 'military equipment', from ON, from herr 'army' + nest 'provisions'.
Wikipedia
Harness
A harness is a looped restraint or support. Specifically, it may refer to one of the following harness types:
- Bondage harness
- Child harness
- Climbing harness
- Dog harness
- Pet harness
- Five-point harness
- Horse harness
- Parrot harness
- Safety harness
- Windsurfing harness
- The backpack straps of a breathing apparatus
Harness may also refer to:
- Cable harness
- Test harness, in software testing
- Harness racing, horse racing
- Loom harness, a component of a loom
- Harness, a type of clinch in grappling
- Harness, Arkansas, a ghost town
- Full harness restraints, see belly chain
Pronunciation examples for Harness
1. harness.
The Philosopher's Flight _ Tom Miller _ Talks at Google
2. The harness --
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3. Harness, parachute.
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4. from through his harness.
The Fun Scale _ Kevin Jorgeson _ Talks at Google
5. Harness your craft.
MartyrLoserKing _ Saul Williams _ Talks at Google
Examples of use of Harness
1. It wants to harness their potential as reporters.
2. "My son didn‘t have an air pack or safety harness.
3. As a candidate you learn how to harness the Internet.
4. It‘s so shiny." Daniel strained under his stroller harness.
5. Harness the German train system to your cause and fly to a nearby city.