harness

IPA: hˈɑrnʌs

noun

  • (countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.
  • (countable) A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.
  • (dated, uncountable) The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.
  • 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.
  • Equipment for any kind of labour.

verb

  • (transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
  • (transitive) To capture, control or put to use.
  • (transitive) To equip with armour.
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Examples of "harness" in Sentences

  • Always wearing the harness is my best form of safety.
  • The harness is fall arrest hardware, limiting a fall to 2 meters.
  • Yet, therein may lie the problem - how exactly does a label harness such fresh talent?
  • They went into what they called the harness-room, and James began carefully to clean his gun.
  • The biggest danger beside not wearing your harness is getting so cold you can't function properly.
  • We did use a leash for Papoosie Girl which we called her harness, which I am sure makes it a lot better.
  • He told me that an antigravity harness is nothing compared to banking and wheeling in a silent sky on a huge pair of wings.

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