1 a set of leather straps and metal pieces that is put around a horse's head and body so that the horse can be controlled and fastened to a carriage, etc.
2 a set of straps for fastening sth to a person's body or to keep them from moving off or falling:
a safety harness
IDIOMS
in harness (BrE) doing your normal work, especially after a rest or a holiday
in harness (with sb) (BrE) working closely with sb in order to achieve sth:
They'll be working in harness with other doctors to compile the report.
verb [VN]
1 ~ sth (to sth) to put a harness on a horse or other animal; to attach a horse or other animal to sth with a harness:
to harness a horse * We harnessed two ponies to the cart. * (figurative) In some areas, the poor feel harnessed to their jobs.
2 to control and use the force or strength of sth to produce power or to achieve sth:
attempts to harness the sun's rays as a source of energy * We must harness the skill and creativity of our workforce.
Rate this entry
About this entry
This is a English–English dictionary entry.
Sourced from Main Dictionary in Lughet's collection.
This word also appears under other sources in Lughet's collection — see the list below.
This entry for harness is sourced from Main Dictionary, one of the dictionaries and corpora merged into Lughet.
Is harness a noun, verb, or something else?
In this entry, harness is tagged as noun.
Does harness appear elsewhere on Lughet?
Yes — harness appears under other sources or language pairs in Lughet's collection. See the list below.
What is Lughet?
Lughet is a free trilingual dictionary covering nearly five million entries across Uyghur, Chinese, and English, drawn from more than ten source dictionaries and corpora.
