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Definition of harness
1a : the equipment other than a yoke of a draft animalb : gear, equipment; especially : military equipment for a horse or man
2a : occupational surroundings or routine get back into harness after a vacationb : close association ability to work in harness with others — R. P. Brooks
3a : something that resembles a harness (as in holding or fastening something) a parachute harnessb : prefabricated wiring with insulation and terminals (see 2terminal 3) ready to be attached (as in an ignition or lighting system) a wiring harness
4 : a part of a loom which holds and controls the heddles
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Examples of harness in a Sentence
The pilot strapped himself into his harness before takeoff.
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Pictures from the incident appear to show Sadler in a harness that prevented any injuries.
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Mason remembers one drill where the team would put two players in a harness, tie a rope to it and have each person pull in the opposite direction.
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The towers will rise as high as 14 stories, one of them swinging riders in a Superman-style tandem harness.
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Products supported by the program include Makani's energy kite, which harnesses wind at high altitudes and sends power down a tether.
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The biotechnology sector harnesses biological processes to create technologies and products for a wide variety of challenges, from expanding crop sizes to treating disease.
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The webbing tag code is located on the webbing of the harness on the back of the car seat.
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Over the next two years, Kurland used clicker training to teach Panda such tasks as riding in a car, ringing a bell to go outside, relieving herself on command and walking safely along busy streets with Edie holding her leather harness.
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Over the next two years, Kurland used clicker training to teach Panda such tasks as riding in a car, ringing a bell to go outside, relieving herself on command and walking safely along busy streets with Edie holding her leather harness.
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Origin and Etymology of harness
Middle English herneis baggage, gear, from Anglo-French harneis, herneis, probably from Old Norse *hernest, from herr army + nest provisions
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Definition of harness
Examples of harness in a Sentence
The horses were harnessed to the wagon.
Engineers are finding new ways to harness the sun's energy to heat homes.
The company is harnessing technology to provide better service to its customers.
They harnessed the power of the waterfall to create electricity.
harness anger to fight injustice
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The sites belonging to Mitt Romney, Joe Biden, and Michelle Bachmann are there to collect the email addresses of their supporters, information that may one day be harnessed to fundraise for a campaign.
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In plain English, the accident robbed Bill of the single most important aspect of his life….his ability to harness his imagination and share the wonders of his visions with any and all that wanted to be entertained.
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The goal is to reverse engineer the disorder that is love, and to harness and prolong limerence, that early state of obsession and infatuation that humans are perennially chasing.
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Serin had harnessed a certain technology into a handheld device but wasn’t sure how it could be used.
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The organizers wanted to harness that energy and direct it into political action.
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Origin and Etymology of harness
see 1harness
HARNESS Defined for English Language Learners
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playDefinition of harness for English Language Learners
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: a set of straps that are placed on an animal (such as a horse) so that it can pull something heavy
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: a set of straps that are used to connect a person to something (such as a parachute or a seat)
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Definition of harness for English Language Learners
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: to put a harness on (an animal)
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: to attach (an animal) to something with a harness
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: to use (something) for a particular purpose
HARNESS Defined for Kids
Definition of harness for Students
: the straps and fastenings placed on an animal so it can be controlled or prepared to pull a load
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