What does harness mean?

Definitions for harness
ˈhɑr nɪshar·ness

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. harnessnoun

    a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)

  2. harnessverb

    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

  3. harness, tackleverb

    put a harness

    "harness the horse"

  4. harnessverb

    exploit the power of

    "harness natural forces and resources"

  5. harness, rein in, draw rein, reinverb

    control and direct with or as if by reins

    "rein a horse"

  6. rule, harness, reinverb

    keep in check

    "rule one's temper"

Wiktionary

  1. harnessnoun

    A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.

  2. harnessnoun

    A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.

  3. harnessverb

    to place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain

    They harnessed the horse to the post.

  4. harnessverb

    to capture, control or put to use

    Imagine what might happen if it were possible to harness solar energy fully.

  5. Etymology: harneis, hernois.

Samuel Johnson's Dictionary

  1. HARNESSnoun

    Etymology: harnois, French, supposed from iern or hiern, Runnick; hiairn, Welsh and Erse, iron.

    A goodly knight, all dress’d in harness meet,
    That from his head no place appeared to his feet. F. Queen.

    Doff thy harness, youth:
    I am to-day i’ th’ vein of chivalry. William Shakespeare, Troil. and Cress.

    Of no right, nor colour like to right,
    He doth fill fields with harness. William Shakespeare, Henry IV. p. i.

    Were I a great man, I should fear to drink:
    Great men should drink with harness on their throats. William Shakespeare.

    Or wilt thou ride? Thy horses shall be trapp’d,
    Their harness studded all with gold and pearl. William Shakespeare.

    Their steeds around,
    Free from their harness, graze the flow’ry ground. Dryden.

  2. To Harnessverb

    Etymology: from the noun.

    He was harnest light, and to the field goes he. William Shakespeare.

    Full fifty years, harness’d in rugged steel,
    I have endur’d the biting Winter’s blast. Nicholas Rowe.

    Before the door her iron chariot stood,
    All ready harnessed for journey new. Fairy Queen, b. i.

    Harness the horses, and get up the horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets. Jer. xlvi. 4.

    When I plow my ground, my horse is harnessed and chained to my plough. Matthew Hale, Origin of Mankind.

    To the harnessed yoke
    They lend their shoulder, and begin their toil. James Thomson.

ChatGPT

  1. harness

    A harness is a set of straps and fittings by which a horse or other draft animal is attached to a cart, plow, etc., and is controlled by its driver. In a broader sense, it can refer to any similar set of straps used to secure or control something, such as a safety harness worn by climbing or construction workers. Furthermore, it can also refer to utilizing something for a particular purpose.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Harnessnoun

    originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor

  2. Harnessnoun

    the equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling

  3. Harnessnoun

    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

  4. Harnessverb

    to dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array

  5. Harnessverb

    fig.: To equip or furnish for defense

  6. Harnessverb

    to make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively

  7. Etymology: [OE. harneisen; cf. F. harnacher, OF. harneschier.]

Wikidata

  1. Harness

    Harness is a fictional mutant character in the Marvel Comics universe. Her first appearance was in New Mutants Annual #7.

Chambers 20th Century Dictionary

  1. Harness

    här′nes, n. the equipments of a horse: formerly, the armour of a man or horse: equipment for any kind of labour.—v.t. to equip with armour: to put the harness on a horse.—n. Har′ness-cask, a tub, a cask with rimmed cover on a ship's deck holding the salt meat for daily use.—Die in harness, to die at one's work. [O. Fr. harneis, armour; dubiously referred to Celt., as in Bret. harnez, old iron, also armour.]

Dictionary of Nautical Terms

  1. harness

    An old statute term for the tackling or furniture of a ship.

Military Dictionary and Gazetteer

  1. harness

    The iron covering or dress which a soldier formerly wore, and which was fastened to the body by straps and buckles; coat of mail; also, the whole accoutrements, offensive and defensive; armor of a knight or soldier; the armor of a horse. Also the equipments of a draught-horse.

  2. harness

    To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman. To equip or furnish for defense.

Surnames Frequency by Census Records

  1. HARNESS

    According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Harness is ranked #6346 in terms of the most common surnames in America.

    The Harness surname appeared 5,371 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 2 would have the surname Harness.

    84.7% or 4,549 total occurrences were White.
    9.7% or 522 total occurrences were Black.
    2.5% or 136 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
    1.7% or 93 total occurrences were of two or more races.
    0.8% or 45 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.
    0.4% or 26 total occurrences were Asian.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of harness in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of harness in Pythagorean Numerology is: 3

Examples of harness in a Sentence

  1. Van Zyl:

    Maiyet is is trying to find people who are at the bottom of the economic pyramid, but who possess extraordinary and rare skills, we want to find the next generation of global artisans, whether they're in Indonesia, Peru, Mongolia, Kenya, or India and to harness those skills, but do so in a way that is relevant and applicable to the modern luxury fashion market.

  2. South Africa:

    This is aligned to MTN's strategy to further develop the group's wholesale business and will allow both MTN and Cell C to harness greater efficiencies... while supporting a more sustainable and competitive industry.

  3. Erica Conrad:

    We noticed my friend’s harness was completely off and we overheard him yelling, you know, my harness is off and it had been off from the beginning of the ride.

  4. Brian Avery:

    In my opinion, it was not on correctly… it was resting on his stomach is what it appears in the videos that I've reviewed, and that it was not touching or close to the seat pan and/or in-between his crotch, which should have been the proper positioning of that to ensure that there was no gap between the base of the harness and/or the seat pan itself.

  5. Julie Brown:

    Good harness fit is important for crash protection so we wanted to confirm that these new restraints would actually provide better harness fit.

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Translations for harness

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  • збру́я, ву́пражBelarusian
  • arnèsCatalan, Valencian
  • postrojCzech
  • Anschnallgurt, Geschirr, vorspannen, Gurt, nutzbar machen, PferdegeschirrGerman
  • jungiEsperanto
  • arnésSpanish
  • کنترل کردنPersian
  • valjaat, valjastaa, johtosarjaFinnish
  • harnacher, harnaisFrench
  • gabháilIrish
  • greigh, cullee chabbil, greienysManx
  • befog, hámHungarian
  • harneso, harnesizarIdo
  • imbragare, frenare, imbragatura, braca, imbracatura, imbracare, imbrago, trattenere, imbrigliareItalian
  • 馬具Japanese
  • ujarzmiać, uprząż, pęk, zaprzęgać, zaprząc, wiązka, ujarzmićPolish
  • aproveitar, arrear, arreiosPortuguese
  • harnașament, hamRomanian
  • ремень, сбру́я, запрягать, хому́т, у́пряжь, упря́жкаRussian
  • pšnjak, пшњакSerbo-Croatian
  • postrojSlovak
  • zaprečiSlovene
  • seldon, utnyttja, tämja, sela, binda, sela på, exploatera, bygga ut, ta i anspråk, spänna för, sele, utbyggaSwedish
  • சேணம்Tamil
  • koşumTurkish
  • приборкувати, збру́я, у́пряж, запрягатиUkrainian
  • 馬具Chinese

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