bare

I UK [beə(r)] / US [ber] adjective
Word forms "bare":
adjective bare comparative barer superlative barest
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1) a part of your body that is bare is not covered by any clothes. When someone is not wearing any clothes at all, they are naked or nude

She wore a low-necked dress and her arms were bare.

It's better to do yoga in bare feet.

bare-chested/bare-legged:

a group of bare-chested youths

a) bare walls, surfaces etc have no covering or decoration

a room with peeling wallpaper and bare floorboards

a bare light bulb

b) bare trees or areas of land have nothing growing on them

bare rock

the tree's bare branches

2) containing nothing

The room was cold and bare.

Panic buying has stripped the stores bare.

bare of:

The little house was almost completely bare of furniture.

3) basic, with nothing extra

bare facts/details:

Readers want more than just the bare facts.

bare essentials/necessities:

Some families don't even have enough money for the bare essentials like food and clothing.

the bare minimum:

They only had the bare minimum of equipment.

4) used for emphasizing how small an amount is

Our profit margin is a bare 1%.

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- the bare bones

- with your bare hands

II UK [beə(r)] / US [ber] verb [transitive]
Word forms "bare":
present tense I/you/we/they bare he/she/it bares present participle baring past tense bared past participle bared

1) to remove something that hides or covers something such as a part of your body

He pulled the shirt up, baring his injuries.

bare your teeth (= show your teeth in a threatening way):

The dog growled and bared its teeth.

2) mainly literary if you bare yourself or bare your soul, you tell someone your most private thoughts