[ UK /hˈɑːnɪs/ ]
[ US /ˈhɑɹnəs, ˈhɑɹnɪs/ ]
VERB
  1. control and direct with or as if by reins
    rein a horse
  2. keep in check
    rule one's temper
  3. put a harness
    harness the horse
  4. exploit the power of
    harness natural forces and resources
NOUN
  1. 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
  2. a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
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How To Use harness In A Sentence

  • 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
  • Wind energy and solar power could be harnessed to heat the dwellings and provide enough energy for daily needs.
  • 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
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