bare

/beə/

Definition

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.
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

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.)

Adjective

lacking embellishment or ornamentation
- a plain hair style
- unembellished white walls
- functional architecture featuring stark unornamented concrete
having everything extraneous removed including contents
- the bare walls
- the cupboard was bare
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
lacking a surface finish such as paint
- bare wood
- unfinished furniture
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
just barely adequate or within a lower limit
- a bare majority
- a marginal victory
lacking its natural or customary covering
- a bare hill
- bare feet
not having a protective covering
- unsheathed cables
- a bare blade
lacking in amplitude or quantity
- a bare livelihood
- a scanty harvest
- a spare diet
completely unclothed
- bare bodies
- naked from the waist up
- a nude model

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