adj.
- (of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered.
▸without the appropriate or usual covering or contents:
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bare floorboards.
▸
(bare of)
without.
- without elaboration; basic.
▸only just sufficient:
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a bare majority.
v.
uncover (a part of the body) and expose it to view.
Phrase
- the bare bones
the essential components or aspects. - bare one's teeth
show one's teeth, typically when angry. - with one's bare hands
without using tools or weapons.
Derivative
Etymology
OE bær (n.), barian (v.), of Gmc origin.
