harness

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Harness on a capybara

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Singular
harness

Plural
harnesses

harness (plural harnesses)

  1. (countable) A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.
  2. (countable) A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.

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Infinitive
to harness

Third person singular
harnesses

Simple past
harnessed

Past participle
harnessed

Present participle
harnessing

to harness (third-person singular simple present harnesses, present participle harnessing, simple past and past participle harnessed)

  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.

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