harness
/ˈhɑɹ.nəs/ verb C2- To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain. · They harnessed the horse to the post.
- To capture, control or put to use. · Imagine what might happen if it were possible to harness solar energy fully.
- To equip with armour.
He/she/it harnesses · Past harnessed · Past participle harnessed · -ing form harnessing
Verb forms
- Base form
- harness
- He/she/it
- harnesses
- Past
- harnessed
- Past participle
- harnessed
- -ing form
- harnessing
From the library
The Frenchman had been so impatient to reach the house of Thomson & French that he would not wait for the horses to be harnessed, but left word for the carriage to overtake him on the road, or to wait for him at the bankers’ door.
“He’s gone to harness the sorrel mare to go to Carmody for the doctor,” said Anne, who was hurrying on hood and jacket.
Well, well, I’ve always worked pretty hard and I’d rather drop in harness.”
Of course the truck was a thousand times bigger than any of the mice who were to draw it; but when all the mice had been harnessed, they were able to pull it quite easily.
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