harness
🇺🇸
/ˈhɑːrnɪs/
🇬🇧
/ˈhɑːnɪs/
noun
R
Leather and metal straps put on an animal to control it and attach it to something.
The farmer put a harness on the horse to pull the cart.
R
Straps that fasten to a person's body for safety or to hold something.
The climber wore a safety harness to prevent falling.
verb
R
To put a harness on an animal or attach it to something.
The farmer will harness the horse to the plow in the morning.
R
To control and use the power of something for a purpose.
Scientists want to harness the sun's energy to power homes.
translation
Leather and metal straps put on an animal to control it and attach it to something.; Straps that fasten to a person's body for safety or to hold something.
To put a harness on an animal or attach it to something.; To control and use the power of something for a purpose.
Word Forms
3rd Present
harnesses
Past
harnessed
Perfect
harnessed
Progressive
harnessing
Plural
harnesses