bare
7 ENTRIES FOUND:
barer;
barest
barer;
barest
Britannica Dictionary definition of BARE
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a
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not having a covering
— sometimes used figuratively
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There was a rug in the front room of the house, but the other floors were bare.
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The walls were bare.
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Do not let the bare wires touch.
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He laid bare his soul. = He laid his soul bare. [=he revealed his most private thoughts and feelings]
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The book is an attempt to lay bare [=reveal, uncover] the secrets of this very powerful political family.
b
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not covered by clothing, shoes, a hat, etc.
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see also with your bare hands at 1hand
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He covered her bare arms with his coat.
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Her feet were bare. = She had bare feet. [=she wasn't wearing shoes or socks on her feet]
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He had a glove on his left hand, but his right hand was bare.
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His head is bare. [=he does not have a hat on]
c
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not covered by leaves, grass, trees, or plants
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She likes the bare [=naked] branches of trees in the winter.
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The ground was bare where the statue had stood for years.
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The mountainside was laid bare by loggers. [=all the trees on the mountainside were cut down by loggers]
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b
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having little or no furniture
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a bare room
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Her office was pretty bare, having only one desk and one chair.
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This is the barest room in the house.
3
always used before a noun
:
not having anything added or extra
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including only what is most basic or needed
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He only told me the bare facts about what happened.
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We packed only the bare essentials for the hike. [=we packed only what we really needed for the hike]
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They had only the bare [=basic] necessities (of life): food, water, and shelter.
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He's lazy and only does the bare minimum of work. [=he does the least amount of work possible]
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a bare majority [=the smallest possible majority]
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She added the barest [=smallest] pinch of salt.
— bareness
noun [noncount]-
the bareness of the walls/land
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bare
/ˈbeɚ/
verb
bares;
bared;
baring
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bare
/ˈbeɚ/
verb
bares;
bared;
baring
Britannica Dictionary definition of BARE
[+ object]
:
to remove the covering from (something)
— sometimes used figuratively
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He bared his chest to show the scar.
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The dog growled and bared [=exposed] its teeth.
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She was asked to bare (it) all for the magazine. [=she was asked to pose nude for the magazine]
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She bared [=revealed, told] her fears to him.
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He bared all [=told the whole story] in the interview.
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He bared his soul to me. [=he told me his most private thoughts and feelings]
◊ Do not confuse bare with bear.
