harness — OAT

harness

noun

a horse's harness:

tack, tackle, equipment, trappings, straps, yoke;

informal gear;

archaic equipage.

□ in harness

it was good to be back in harness again:

at work, working, employed, in an occupation, in action, active, busy.

▷antonyms unemployed.

verb

1 Dad harnessed a horse and put it between the shafts:

hitch up, put something in harness, saddle, yoke, couple.

▷antonyms unhitch.

2 attempts to harness solar energy | organizations that try to harness the creativity of their workforce:

control, exploit, utilize, use, make use of, put to use, render useful, make productive, turn to good account;

channel, mobilize, employ, apply, capitalize on.

▷antonyms underuse.