bare

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bare

The artist chose a bare wall for the gallery installation.

Definition

  1. Adjective:

    • Lacking a natural or usual covering: Not covered by anything; exposed. This can refer to a body part, a surface, or an area of land.
    • Empty or without contents: Having nothing inside or on it; stripped of what is typically present.
    • Minimal or just sufficient: Being the most basic or smallest amount possible; only just enough.
    • Plain and unadorned: Lacking any decoration, embellishment, or additional features.
    • Unconcealed; openly revealed: Made visible or known without any attempt to hide.

  2. Verb:

    • To uncover or expose: To remove a covering from something, making it visible or accessible.
    • To reveal or make known: To disclose something that was previously hidden, such as feelings, thoughts, or information.
Examples of Usage

  • Adjective:

    • He walked on the beach with bare feet. (His feet had no covering like shoes or socks.)
    • After the storm, the trees were bare of leaves. (The trees had lost their leaves, exposing the branches.)
    • She told the bare facts of the story. (She told only the most essential facts, without extra details.)
    • The room was bare, with only a single chair. (The room was almost empty, lacking furniture or decoration.)

  • Verb:

    • The dog bared its teeth in a warning. (The dog pulled back its lips to show its teeth.)
    • In her autobiography, she bared her soul to her readers. (She revealed her deepest feelings and thoughts.)
Advanced Usage

  • "The bare bones": The most basic, essential facts or elements of something, without any detail.

    • Let me explain the bare bones of the plan first. (Let me explain just the fundamental structure of the plan.)

  • "Bare minimum": The absolute smallest or least possible amount required.

    • He did the bare minimum of work to pass the class. (He did only the least amount of work necessary.)

  • "Lay bare": To expose or reveal something fully, often something that was hidden or secret.

    • The investigation laid bare the corruption within the company. (The investigation completely exposed the corruption.)
Variants and Related Words

  • Barely (adverb): Only just; almost not. It indicates something is at the minimal limit.

    • She barely passed the exam. (She passed by a very small margin.)

  • Bareness (noun): The state or quality of being bare.

    • The bareness of the landscape was striking. (The emptiness of the landscape was very noticeable.)
Synonyms
  • Adjective: Naked, exposed, empty, plain, stark, minimal, mere.
  • Verb: Uncover, expose, reveal, disclose.
Related Phrasal Verbs
  • Bare out: This is not a standard phrasal verb. The verb "bare" is typically used directly (e.g., bare your teeth, bare your soul).
Related Idioms

  • With one's bare hands: Without using any tools or weapons.

    • He fought the animal with his bare hands. (He used only his hands to fight.)

  • Bare-faced lie/cheek: A lie or an act of disrespect that is obvious and shameless, with no attempt to hide it.

    • He told a bare-faced lie about his whereabouts. (He told a blatant, obvious lie.)
bare

The artist chose a bare wall for the gallery installation.

Adjective
  1. lacking embellishment or ornamentation
    • a plain hair style
    • unembellished white walls
    • functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
  2. having everything extraneous removed including contents
    • the bare walls
    • the cupboard was bare
  3. providing no shelter or sustenance
    • bare rocky hills
    • barren lands
    • the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes
    • the desolate surface of the moon
    • a stark landscape
  4. lacking a surface finish such as paint
    • bare wood
    • unfinished furniture
  5. apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
    • only the bare facts
    • shocked by the mere idea
    • the simple passage of time was enough
    • the simple truth
  6. just barely adequate or within a lower limit
    • a bare majority
    • a marginal victory
  7. lacking its natural or customary covering
    • a bare hill
    • bare feet
  8. not having a protective covering
    • unsheathed cables
    • a bare blade
  9. lacking in amplitude or quantity
    • a bare livelihood
    • a scanty harvest
    • a spare diet
  10. completely unclothed
    • bare bodies
    • naked from the waist up
    • a nude model
Verb
  1. lay bare
    • denude a forest
  2. make public
    • She aired her opinions on welfare
  3. lay bare
    • bare your breasts
    • bare your feelings

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