harness
noun
Key Types & categories Parts & wholes Related & opposite
- Word type
- noun
- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
Types & categories
- support hypernym
Parts & wholes
- chute part holonym
Sense 2 verb
put a harness
harness the horse
Types & categories
Related & opposite
- unharness antonym
- harness derivation
- animal husbandry domain topic
Sense 3 noun
stable gear consisting of an arrangement of leather straps fitted to a draft animal so that it can be attached to and pull a cart
Types & categories
- saddlery hypernym
Parts & wholes
Related & opposite
Sense 4 verb
exploit the power of
harness natural forces and resources
Types & categories
- exploit hypernym
Sense 5 verb
control and direct with or as if by reins
rein a horse
Types & categories
- control hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 6 verb
keep in check
rule one's temper
Types & categories
- throttle hypernym
Related & opposite
- rein derivation
Table view of this graph
| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | part holonym | Parts & wholes | chute |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | support |
| 2 | antonym | Related & opposite | unharness |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | harness |
| 2 | domain topic | Related & opposite | animal husbandry |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | attach |
| 2 | hyponym | Types & categories | inspan |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | harness |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | rein |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | bridle |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | cinch |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | halter |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | headgear |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | martingale |
| 3 | part meronym | Parts & wholes | trace |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | saddlery |
| 4 | hypernym | Types & categories | exploit |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | harness |
| 5 | derivation | Related & opposite | rein |
| 5 | hypernym | Types & categories | control |
| 6 | derivation | Related & opposite | rein |
| 6 | hypernym | Types & categories | throttle |