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1.nounA restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.
2.nounA collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.
3.nounThe complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.
4.nounThe 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.
5.nounEquipment for any kind of labour.
6.verbTo place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain."They harnessed the horse to the post."
7.verbTo capture, control or put to use."Imagine what might happen if it were possible to harness solar energy fully."
8.verbTo equip with armour.