Definition of "harness" in Anglais

noun

1. (countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps, and especially one worn by a working animal such as a horse pulling a carriage or farm implement.

2. (countable) A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function: a wiring harness.

3. (dated, uncountable) The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.

4. 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.

5. Equipment for any kind of labour.

verb

1. (transitive) To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.

   • They harnessed the horse to the post.

2. (transitive) To capture, control or put to use.

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

3. (transitive) To equip with armour.