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without any clothes or not covered by anything: The hot sand burned my bare feet. Inside, the floors were bare and there was very little furniture. Bare also means the least possible or only this much of something: They had nothing beyond the bare necessities (of life) (= the most basic things you need).
1. a. : lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering. b (1) : lacking clothing. bare feet. (2) obsolete : bareheaded. c. : lacking any tool or weapon. opened the box with his bare hands. 2. : open to view : exposed. laying bare their secrets. 3. a. : unfurnished or scantily supplied. a bare room. b. : destitute. bare of all safeguards. 4.
The adjective bare describes something or someone that is naked or unclothed. Bare can be used in many different ways: to describe the inside of your nearly-empty refrigerator, an uncarpeted floor, or your unadorned, sparsely decorated bedroom. The word bare can also be used as a verb meaning "to
Definition of bare adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Bare definition: without covering or clothing; naked; nude. See examples of BARE used in a sentence.
1. adjective B2. If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing. She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare. She had bare arms and a bare neck. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] B2. A bare surface is not covered or decorated with anything.
1. Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing; naked: a bare arm. 2. Exposed to view; undisguised: bare fangs. 3. Lacking the usual furnishings, equipment, or decoration: bare walls. 4. Having no addition, adornment, or qualification: the bare facts. 5. Just sufficient; mere: the bare necessities. 6. Obsolete Bareheaded.
including only the smallest amount that you need of something: The report just gave us the barest facts about the accident. Tony's salary only covers the bare essentials for the family. See also. with your bare hands. bare. verb [ T ] uk / beə r/ us.
Naked is more often used to describe a person or their body and bare usually describes a part of the body. Bare can also describe other things with nothing on them: bare walls a bare hillside. Naked can mean “without a protective covering”: a naked sword; Bare can also mean “just enough”: the bare minimum.
bare adjective (BASIC) including only the smallest amount that you need of something: The report just gave us the barest facts about the accident. Tony's salary only covers the bare essentials for the family. See also.
