26984 words

bare

13 definitions • 16 examples
1
without any clothes or not covered by anything:

Examples:

Don't walk around outside in your bare feet.
There's no carpet in the room, just bare floorboards.
2
only the most basic or important:

Examples:

I just packed the bare essentials (= the most basic and necessary things).
There isn't much time, so I'll just give you the bare facts/details.
3
the least possible amount:

Examples:

She eats only the bare minimum to stay alive.
4
the most basic things that you need in order to live or to do something:

Examples:

We have packed the bare necessities in case we need to leave in a hurry.
5
If a cupboard or room is bare, there is nothing in it.
6
to take away the thing that is covering something so that it can be seen:

Examples:

The men bared their heads (= took their hats off as a sign of respect) as they entered the church.
He became nervous when the dog growled and bared its teeth at him (= showed its teeth to him).
7
very:

Examples:

The questions are bare difficult.
8
a lot; very much:

Examples:

It's bare raining.
9
a large number or amount of; a lot of:

Examples:

There were bare people waiting to get in.
10
without any clothes or not covered by anything:

Examples:

The hot sand burned my bare feet.
Inside, the floors were bare and there was very little furniture.
11
Bare also means the least possible or only this much of something:

Examples:

They had nothing beyond the bare necessities (of life) (= the most basic things you need).
12
to show something that is usually covered:

Examples:

13
be without insurance:

Examples:

Thousands of doctors have chosen to drop their professional liability insurance and go bare.

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