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# harness

noun (a harness, harnesses); verb (harness, harnesses, harnessed, harnessing)

«harness» in the English dictionary: everyday and in Jewish tradition — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. A set of straps put on a horse or other animal to control it or join it to a cart. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/#m1)
2. A set of straps that holds a person safely, for climbing, in a car seat or in a pushchair. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/#m2)
3. (verb) To put a harness on an animal. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/#m3)
4. (verb) To control and use a natural force or thing: «harness the power of the wind». [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/#m4)
5. To be broken in to harness means to be trained to accept hard work or discipline. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/#m5)

### 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 →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/#x1)
- Climbers must wear a safety harness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/#x2)
- Our dog pulls less on the lead when she wears a harness. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/#x3)
- Wind turbines harness the power of the wind. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/#x4)
- Buckle your baby sister's harness in the car seat. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/#x5)
- Solar panels harness energy from the sun. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/#x6)

### Note

Plural: harnesses. Verb: harnessed, harnessing. «Harness» energy = use it, not catch it with straps.

## In Jewish tradition

It is a war order in Jeremiah about Egypt's army.

**Interpretation.** Tradition reads this as showing that great armies cannot save any nation against God's plan.

### Examples

- Harness the horses, and mount, ye horsemen, and stand forth with your helmets; furbish the spears, put on the coats of mail. (Prophets JER.46.4, JPS 1917) [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/#x1)

### Note

Plural: harnesses. Verb: harnessed, harnessing. «Harness» energy = use it, not catch it with straps.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «harness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/H/harness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«harness» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/harness.html) on Mova free.
- [Trees and pragmatics of «harness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/judaism/H/harness/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«harness» in the Judaism dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/judaism/w/harness.html) on Mova free.