bare

bare¹ [beə US ber] adj

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1¦(without clothes)¦

2¦(land/trees)¦

3¦(not covered/empty)¦

4 the bare facts

5¦(smallest amount necessary)¦

6 the bare bones

7 lay something bare

8 with your bare hands

9 bare infinitive

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[: Old English; Origin: bAr]

1.) ¦(WITHOUT CLOTHES)¦

not covered by clothes

= ↑naked

▪ a ragged child with bare feet

▪ She felt the sun warm on her bare arms.

bare-headed/bare-chested/bare-legged etc

2.) ¦(LAND/TREES)¦

not covered by trees or grass, or not having any leaves

▪ The trees soon gave way to bare rock.

3.) ¦(NOT COVERED/EMPTY)¦

empty, not covered by anything, or not having any decorations

▪ She looked round her tiny bare room.

▪ a bare wood staircase

4.) the bare facts

a statement that tells someone only what they need to know, with no additional details

▪ The newspaper had simply published the bare facts.

5.) ¦(SMALLEST AMOUNT NECESSARY)¦ [only before noun]

the very least amount of something that you need to do something

▪ He got 40% - a bare pass.

▪ The room had the bare minimum (=the smallest amount possible) of furniture.

the bare essentials/necessities

▪ Her bag was light, packed with only the bare essentials.

▪ If you ask her about herself, she gives only the barest (=the smallest amount possible) of details.

6.) the bare bones

the most important parts or facts of something without any detail

▪ We have outlined only the bare bones of the method.

7.) lay sth bare

a) to uncover something that was previously hidden

▪ When the river is low, vast stretches of sand are laid bare.

b) to make known something that was secret

▪ historical writing which seeks to lay bare the true nature of an event

8.) with your bare hands

without using a weapon or a tool

▪ He had killed a man with his bare hands .

9.) bare infinitive

technical the basic form of a verb, for example 'go' or 'eat'

>bareness n [U]

bare ²

bare² v [T]

1.) to remove something that was covering or hiding something

▪ The dog bared its teeth .

▪ He bared his back to the hot sun.

2.) bare your soul

to reveal your most secret feelings