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   bare

   /bɛː/

   adjective

   • 1. (of a person or part of the body) not clothed or covered: "he was bare from the waist up" Similar nakedunclothedundresseduncoveredstrippedwith nothing onin a state of naturedisrobeduncladundrapedexposednudein the nudestark nakedau naturelinformal:without a stitch onin one's birthday suitin the rawin the altogetherin the buffas naked as the day one was bornin the nuddymother nakedstarkersin the scudscuddybare-assedbuck nakedbollockyvulgar slang:bollock-nakedOpposite clothed
   • ▪ without the appropriate, usual, or natural covering: "leaf fall had left the trees bare" Similar uncovereduncarpetedunpaintedunvarnishedstrippedpolishedsealedbarrenbleakexposeddesolatestarkariddesertdenudedlunartreelessforestlesswithout vegetationdefoliatedunshelteredunprotectedunshieldedrare:unwoodedOpposite lush
   • ▪ without the appropriate or usual contents: "a bare cell with just a mattress" Similar emptyemptiedunfurnishedvacantclearclearedfreestarkausterespartanunadornedunembellishedunornamentedunfussyplainOpposite furnishedembellished
   • ▪ devoid of; without: "the interior was bare of plaster" Similar empty ofemptied ofwithoutlackingdevoid ofbereft ofwantingdeprived ofdestitute offree fromOpposite containing
   • ▪ unconcealed; without disguise: "an ordeal that would lay bare a troubled family background"
   • 2. without addition; basic and simple: "he outlined the bare essentials of the story" Similar straightforwardplainsimplebasicpureessentialbare-bonesfundamentalstripped downcut downstarkbaldcoldhardtruthfulrealistictrue to lifebrutalharshexplicitunequivocalunambiguousunexaggeratedunadornedunembellishedundisguisedunveiledunvarnishedunqualifiedinformal:warts and all
   • ▪ only just sufficient: "the bare minimum of furniture"
   • ▪ surprisingly small in number or amount: "all you need to get started with this program is a bare 10K bytes of memory" Similar mereno more thanno better thanjust aonly asimplesheerverybasicslimslightslenderpaltryskimpyminimumtriflingOpposite comfortable

   verb

   • 1. uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view: "he bared his chest to show his scar"

   determiner

   • 1. a large amount or number of: informal British "my birthday's on the 22nd—I'm gonna get bare cash"

   adverb

   • 1. very; really (used as an intensifier): informal British "you are bare lazy"

   Word Origin Old Englishbær (noun), barian (verb), of Germanic origin; related to Dutch baar.

   Derivatives

   • 1. bareness noun

   Scrabble Points: 6

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   What does bare B-A-R-E mean?

   • In formal english bare B-A-R-E is an adjective meaning not clothed or covered. However in slang the meaning is reversed and used as an adjective meaning “a lot of”, or “very much”. For example “there are bare people here today”, meaning there are lots of people here. You can find this reversal with other slang words such as wicked and cool.

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   What does bare facts mean?

   • If someone gives you the bare facts or the barest details of something, they tell you only the most basic and important things. Newspaper reporters were given nothing but the bare facts by the Superintendent in charge of the investigation. If you talk about the bare minimum or the bare essentials, you mean the very least that is necessary .

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   What does it mean if a part of your body is bare?

   • If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing. She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare. She had bare arms and a bare neck. A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything. They would have liked bare wooden floors throughout the house.

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   Bare definition: without covering or clothing; naked; nude. See examples of BARE used in a sentence.

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   The adjective bare describes something or someone that is naked or unclothed. Bare can be used in many different ways: to describe the inside of your nearly-empty refrigerator, an uncarpeted floor, or your unadorned, sparsely decorated bedroom.

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   1. unclothed; exposed: used esp of a part of the body. 2. without the natural, conventional, or usual covering or clothing: a bare tree. 3. lacking appropriate furnishings, etc: a bare room. 4. unembellished; simple: the bare facts. 5. ( prenomial) just sufficient; mere: he earned the bare minimum.

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