harness

1. The gear or tackle, other than a yoke, with which a draft animal pulls a vehicle or implement.
2. Something resembling such gear or tackle, as the arrangement of straps used to hold a parachute to the body.
3. A device that raises and lowers the warp threads on a loom.
4. Archaic. Armor for a man or horse.

1. 1. To put a harness on (a draft animal).
   2. To fasten by the use of a harness.
2. To bring under control and direct the force of: If you can harness your energy, you will accomplish a great deal.

in harness

1. On duty or at work.

[Middle English harnes, from Old French harneis, of Germanic origin.]

Definition: rein in; control
Antonyms: release, unharness

A series of leather or webbing straps fitted together like the skeleton of a garment. Used to attach the draft animal to a waggon or a buggy, even to a saddle or a marking crayon or chin ball harness.

• h. galls — cutaneous plaques of fibrous tissue where harness rubs.

A harness is an obvious symbol of restraint and control. Also, could indicate a need to "harness our potential."

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A harness is a looped restraint or support.

Harness may also refer to:

• Harness (comics), a character in the Marvel Comics universe
• Child harness
• Climbing harness
• Dog harness
• Horse harness
• Parrot harness
• Safety harness
• Test harness, in software testing
• Windsurfing harness
• Bondage harness
• Cable harness

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - seletøj, rustning
v. tr. - lægge seletøj på, spænde for, binde til, udnytte

idioms:

• in harness    på posten, i gang med sit arbejde

Nederlands (Dutch)
harnas, paardentuig, gareel, klimgordel, in-/ optuigen, be-/inspannen, harnassen, benutten, in reserve houden

Français (French)
n. - collier, harnais, (fig) en équipe
v. tr. - harnacher, atteler, exploiter

idioms:

• in harness    (mourir) à la tâche, (reprendre) le collier, (travailler) en équipe

Deutsch (German)
v. - anschirren, nutzen
n. - Geschirr, Laufgurt

idioms:

• in harness    bei der alltäglichen Arbeit

Ελληνική (Greek)
v. - ζεύω, χαμουρώνω, βάζω ιπποσκευή, (μτφ.) τιθασεύω, χαλιναγωγώ
n. - ιπποσκευή, χάμουρα, σαγή, χαλινάρια, χαμούρωμα

idioms:

• in harness    στο ζυγό, στην ειλωτεία

Italiano (Italian)
aggiogare, imbrigliare, finimenti, bardatura, briglie

idioms:

• in harness    sulla breccia

Português (Portuguese)
v. - arrear, amarrar, utilizar
n. - arreio (m)

idioms:

• in harness    em equipe

Русский (Russian)
упряжь, доспехи, инвентарь, запрягать, обуздывать, покорять

idioms:

• in harness    занятый повседневной работой

Español (Spanish)
n. - collera, arneses, arreos, guarniciones
v. tr. - enjaezar, uncir

idioms:

• in harness    en la rutina habitual del trabajo, trabajar juntos, cooperar

Svenska (Swedish)
v. - sela (på), tämja, utnyttja
n. - sele (äv. bildl.), rustning (hist.), polisuniform, skinnknutteklädsel

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
马具, 甲胄, 系在身上的绳子, 上马具, 利用产生动力, 披上甲胄

idioms:

• in harness    在工作中

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 馬具, 甲胄, 繫在身上的繩子
v. tr. - 上馬具, 利用產生動力, 披上甲胄

idioms:

• in harness    在工作中

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 마구, 갑옷, 장치, 낙하산의 멜빵
v. tr. - ~에 마구를 달다, 동력화 하다, 갑옷을 입히다

idioms:

• in harness    평소의 업무에 종사하여, 협조하여

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 馬具, よろい, 装置, ハーネス, 引き具
v. - 引き具を付ける, …によろいをつける, 動力化する, 利用する

idioms:

• in harness    馬具を付けて, 仕事に従事して, いっしょに協力して

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(فعل) يطقم الفرس, يشد عليها عدتها, يشد إلى نير, يربط ما بين, يستخدم, يسخر (الاسم) طقم الفرس, , عدة جهاز, روتين العمل, عدة الحرب للفرس, أو الانسان‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮רתמה, כלי-רתמה‬
v. tr. - ‮רתם, ניצל (נהר להפקת כוח)‬

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