harness

Meanings

1. 1
   noun A restraint or support, especially one consisting of a loop or network of rope or straps.
2. 2
   noun A collection of wires or cables bundled and routed according to their function.
3. 3
   noun The complete dress, especially in a military sense, of a man or a horse; armour in general.
4. 4
   noun 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.
5. 5
   noun Equipment for any kind of labour.
6. 6
   verb To place a harness on something; to tie up or restrain.
7. 7
   verb To capture, control or put to use.
8. 8
   verb To equip with armour.