to harness

Examples

• All

• Before the race, the trainer had to harness the horses to their carts.

• Harness up the Studebaker for me, will you?

  Heaven's Gate (1980)

• The horses are harnessed, Master.

  House of Frankenstein (1944)

• The day began to dawn; he harnessed his horse and drove into the village.

  Blog text (13)

• Harness the horses.

  Genghis Khan (1965)

• - Harness the mules!

  The Ten Commandments (1956)

• So Ling Tan harnessed himself to his plow like an ox.

  Dragon Seed (1944)

• The bull is the strongest animal in Sucre, whose strength is domesticated and harnessed by men to plow fields.

  Academic text (1994)

• She quickly learned how to harness the dog so they could start their training.

• The stable hands are ready to harness the horses for the upcoming event.

Synonyms

H

to hitch

vsto harness

35 4.5

To fasten a trailer or equipment to a vehicle

is focused on fitting animals to carts or ploughs rather than general connections

T

to tackle

vsto harness

• Archaic

3 8.1

To put a harness on an animal so it can pull a cart

is the specific action of fitting animals to carts or ploughs for use

I

to inspan

vsto harness

• Archaic

9.9

To put a harness on animals so they can pull a cart

is the general act of fitting animals to carts or ploughs

Antonyms

U

to unharness

1 7.2

To take off the straps and gear that connect a horse or other working animal to a vehicle

Compounds

S

safety harness

4 3.4

A strong belt or straps that fasten around a person and attach to a safe point to stop falling

H

harness racing

• Jargon

1 4.4

A horse race where horses pull small two-wheeled carts while trotting or pacing

H

harness horse

6.9

A horse trained to pull a cart or carriage

H

harness race

• Jargon

6.3

A horse race where a driver rides a small two-wheeled cart pulled by horses that trot or pace

How Secure

to secure

347 3.3

to fasten

68 1.6

to harness

8 3.8

to attach

459 2.5

Surface Forms

Etymology