harness
part of speech
noun (a harness, harnesses); verb (harness, harnesses, harnessed, harnessing)
meaning for a pupil
1) A set of straps put on a horse or other animal to control it or join it to a cart. tree →
2) A set of straps that holds a person safely, for climbing, in a car seat or in a pushchair. tree →
3) (verb) To put a harness on an animal. tree →
4) (verb) To control and use a natural force or thing: «harness the power of the wind». tree →
5) To be broken in to harness means to be trained to accept hard work or discipline. tree →
sense in the lessons
In science: we harness energy from the wind, sun and water to make electricity. In safety: climbers and window cleaners wear a safety harness; babies and small children sit in a car seat harness. Phrases: «safety harness», «dog harness», «harness the wind/sun».
examples
- The farmer put a harness on the horse. tree →
- Climbers must wear a safety harness. tree →
- Our dog pulls less on the lead when she wears a harness. tree →
- Wind turbines harness the power of the wind. tree →
- Buckle your baby sister's harness in the car seat. tree →
- Solar panels harness energy from the sun. tree →
note
Plural: harnesses. Verb: harnessed, harnessing. «Harness» energy = use it, not catch it with straps.
In the corpora
- A dog in a working harness is on duty, so you do not stroke it.
- A guide dog or assistance dog in a harness is working, so you do not stroke, call or feed it.
Trees and pragmatics
Every meaning and example of «harness» parsed by Mova, each sentence with its dependency tree and frames.