harness

harness has 12 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 7.

Definitions

• n.. Originally, the complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; hence, in general, armor.
• n.. The equipment of a draught or carriage horse, for drawing a wagon, coach, chaise, etc.; gear; tackling.
• n.. 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.
• v. t.. To dress in armor; to equip with armor for war, as a horseman; to array.
• v. t.. Fig.: To equip or furnish for defense.
• v. t.. To make ready for draught; to equip with harness, as a horse. Also used figuratively.
• n.. stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
• n.. a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
• v.. keep in check; "rule one's temper"
• v.. exploit the power of; "harness natural forces and resources"
• v.. put a harness; "harness the horse"
• v.. control and direct with or as if by reins; "rein a horse"