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harness

2 verb
     
Related topics: Bicycles, Carts, Horses
harness2 [transitive]
1 to control and use the natural force or power of something:
We can harness the power of the wind to generate electricity.
2TTB to fasten two animals together, or to fasten an animal to something using a harness
3TTB to put a harness on a horse
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