All harness synonyms
harΒ·ness
H h verb harness
- rein in β control, restrain
- utilize β to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- tame β changed from the wild or savage state; domesticated: a tame bear.
- curb β If you curb something, you control it and keep it within limits.
- tackle β equipment, apparatus, or gear, especially for fishing: fishing tackle.
- mobilize β to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- fetter β a chain or shackle placed on the feet.
- secure β free from or not exposed to danger or harm; safe.
- accouter β to outfit; equip, esp. for military service
- strap β a narrow strip of flexible material, especially leather, as for fastening or holding things together.
- apply β If you apply for something such as a job or membership of an organization, you write a letter or fill in a form in order to ask formally for it.
- rig β Chiefly Nautical. to put in proper order for working or use. to fit (a ship, mast, etc.) with the necessary shrouds, stays, etc. to fit (shrouds, stays, sails, etc.) to the mast, yard, or the like.
- check β Check is also a noun.
- muzzle β the mouth, or end for discharge, of the barrel of a gun, pistol, etc.
- hold β to have or keep in the hand; keep fast; grasp: She held the purse in her right hand. He held the child's hand in his.
- fit β adapted or suited; appropriate: This water isn't fit for drinking. A long-necked giraffe is fit for browsing treetops.
- leash β a chain, strap, etc., for controlling or leading a dog or other animal; lead.
- tie β to bind, fasten, or attach with a cord, string, or the like, drawn together and knotted: to tie a tin can on a dog's tail.
- channel β A channel is a television station.
- gear β Machinery. a part, as a disk, wheel, or section of a shaft, having cut teeth of such form, size, and spacing that they mesh with teeth in another part to transmit or receive force and motion. an assembly of such parts. one of several possible arrangements of such parts in a mechanism, as an automobile transmission, for affording different relations of torque and speed between the driving and the driven machinery, or for permitting the driven machinery to run in either direction: first gear; reverse gear. a mechanism or group of parts performing one function or serving one purpose in a complex machine: steering gear.
- couple β If you refer to a couple of people or things, you mean two or approximately two of them, although the exact number is not important or you are not sure of it.
- outfit β an assemblage of articles that equip a person for a particular task, role, trade, etc.: an explorer's outfit.
- yoke β a device for joining together a pair of draft animals, especially oxen, usually consisting of a crosspiece with two bow-shaped pieces, each enclosing the head of an animal. Compare harness (def 1).
- cinch β If you say that something is a cinch, you mean that you think it is very easy to do.
- govern β to rule over by right of authority: to govern a nation.
- hitch β to fasten or tie, especially temporarily, by means of a hook, rope, strap, etc.; tether: Steve hitched the horse to one of the posts.
- collar β The collar of a shirt or coat is the part which fits round the neck and is usually folded over.
- saddle β a seat for a rider on the back of a horse or other animal.
- bind β If something binds people together, it makes them feel as if they are all part of the same group or have something in common.
- limit β the final, utmost, or furthest boundary or point as to extent, amount, continuance, procedure, etc.: the limit of his experience; the limit of vision.
- domesticate β to convert (animals, plants, etc.) to domestic uses; tame.
- fasten β to attach firmly or securely in place; fix securely to something else.
- constrain β To constrain someone or something means to limit their development or force them to behave in a particular way.
- bridle β A bridle is a set of straps that is put around a horse's head and mouth so that the person riding or driving the horse can control it.
- furnish β to supply (a house, room, etc.) with necessary furniture, carpets, appliances, etc.
- attach β If you attach something to an object, you join it or fasten it to the object.
- connect β If something or someone connects one thing to another, or if one thing connects to another, the two things are joined together.
- join β to bring in contact, connect, or bring or put together: to join hands; to join pages with a staple.
- exploit β Make full use of and derive benefit from (a resource).
- mobilise β to assemble or marshal (armed forces, military reserves, or civilian persons of military age) into readiness for active service.
- utilise β to put to use; turn to profitable account: to utilize a stream to power a mill.
- cheque β A cheque is a printed form on which you write an amount of money and who it is to be paid to. Your bank then pays the money to that person from your account.
- employ β Give work to (someone) and pay them for it.
- equip β Supply with the necessary items for a particular purpose.
- control β Control of an organization, place, or system is the power to make all the important decisions about the way that it is run.
- use β to employ for some purpose; put into service; make use of: to use a knife.