bare Definition

bare
adj barer, barest

1. Not covered by clothes; naked.

Thesaurus: naked, uncovered, stripped, denuded, exposed, unclothed, unclad, bald, open.
2. Without the usual or natural covering.

Example: bare trees
3. Empty.

Example: The cupboard was bare
Thesaurus: void, empty, barren, lacking.
4. Simple; plain.

Example: the bare facts
Thesaurus: plain, modest, simple, humble, unadorned, unornamented, austere, essential, severe, spare, unembellished.
5. Basic; essential.

Example: the bare necessities

verb

bared, baring
1. To uncover.

Example: He bared his chest
Thesaurus: disclose, divulge, expose, reveal, publish, uncover, show.

Derivative: barely

See separate entry.

Derivative: bareness
noun

Idiom: bare one's heart (bare one's soul)

To make known one's private thoughts and feelings.

Idiom: with one's bare hands

Without using weapons or tools.
Example: pulled down the wall with his bare hands

Etymology: Anglo-Saxon bær.