n.
1.a support consisting of an arrangement of straps for holding something to the body (especially one supporting a person suspended from a parachute)
2.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 harness v.
1.put a harness
2.exploit the power of
3.control and direct with or as if by reins
4.keep in check
Idiom of the Day
hold the fort
to cope in an emergency, to act as a temporary substitute
The assistant has been holding the fort at his company while his boss is on vacation.