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UK
/hˈɑːnɪs/
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[ US /ˈhɑɹnəs, ˈhɑɹnɪs/ ]
[ US /ˈhɑɹnəs, ˈhɑɹnɪs/ ]
VERB
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control and direct with or as if by reins
rein a horse -
keep in check
rule one's temper -
put a harness
harness the horse -
exploit the power of
harness natural forces and resources
NOUN
- 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
- a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
How To Use harness In A Sentence
- Wind energy and solar power could be harnessed to heat the dwellings and provide enough energy for daily needs.
- Daniel - yeah, now suffering post-wedgy issues - let's just say get them to do a full harness check instead of a "quicky" becuase you an in a chair. oh that sounded rude too Wheelchair indoor rock climbing? Beth pays to get a wedgy.
- I clung onto bits of ice and tried desperately to remove the harness attaching me to the sledge.
- The rigid collar and tandem harness allowed teams to pull with equal strength and greater efficiency.
- Any dog not in harness was howling and yelping to be put in one, and even when harnessed they continued with their wretched wailing until they were off and running.
- Ah! that was Sit-cum-to-ha, shrilly anathematizing the dogs as she cuffed and beat them into the harnesses. THE LAW OF LIFE
- Longer working hours have combined with security fears which have made many parents reluctant to let children play unsupervised in the garden or visit public places without a harness.
- The most telling signs were an incorrect horse harness and an error in the cuneiform inscription. Times, Sunday Times
- We were sleeping in our harnesses, also belayed to pitons and deadmen. The Viking Claw
- When Sir Beaumains heard him say thus, he said, Sir knight, thou art full large of my horse and my harness; I let thee wit it cost thee nought, and whether it liketh thee or not, this laund will I pass maugre thine head. Le Morte d'Arthur: Sir Thomas Malory's book of King Arthur and of his noble knights of the Round table