harness

• apply
• bring to bear
• cannibalize
• direct
• draw on
• draw upon
• employ
• exercise
• exploit
• handle
• make use of
• manipulate
• operate
• recycle
• reuse
• run
• use
• utilize
• wield
• work

• ignore
• misapply
• misuse
• neglect

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

• Engineers are trying to harness solar power more efficiently.
• Always check your harness before climbing to ensure safety.
• The team hopes to harness new technologies for faster results.
• Farmers used horses in a harness to plow their fields.
• She learned to harness her creativity to solve complex problems.

tack

yoke

halter

band

latch

Browse the Thesaurus

• A
• B
• C
• D
• E
• F
• G
• H
• I
• J
• K
• L
• M
• N
• O
• P
• Q
• R
• S
• T
• U
• V
• W
• X
• Y
• Z