bare

See also båre, and Baré

English

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Pronunciation

• enPR: bâr, IPA: /beə(r)/, SAMPA: /be@(r)/

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• Rhymes: -ɛə(r)
• Homophones: bear

Etymology 1

Old English bær

Adjective

bare (comparative barer, superlative barest)

1. Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

   the bare necessities

2. Naked, uncovered.

   Don't show your bare backside in public.

3. Having no supplies.

   a room bare of furniture

   The cupboard was bare.

4. Having no decoration.

   The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?

5. Having had what usually covers (something) removed.

   The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves.

6. (UK, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.

   It's bare money to get in the club each time, man.

7. (LGBT) without a condom

   I fucked him bare.

Synonyms

• (minimal): mere, minimal
• (naked): exposed, naked, nude, uncovered, undressed
• (having no supplies): empty, unfurnished, unstocked, unsupplied
• (having no decoration): empty, plain, unadorned, undecorated
• (having had what usually covers (something) removed): despoiled, stripped, uncovered

Antonyms

• (minimal): ample, plentiful, sufficient
• (naked): covered, covered up, dressed, unexposed
• (having no supplies): full, furnished, stocked, supplied, well-stocked
• (having no decoration): adorned, decorated, ornate
• (having had what usually covers (something) removed): covered

Derived terms

Terms derived from bare (adjective)

ace bare bareback barebacked bare boards bareboat barebone

bare bones bare-breasted bare-chested barefaced barefoot, barefooted barehanded

bareheaded bare-knuckle fight barelegged barely bareness bare patch

barish in one's bare skin king bare lay bare threadbare with one's bare hands

Translations

naked, uncovered

Armenian: մերկ (hy) (merk), տկլոր (hy) (tklor) Basque: has Bulgarian: гол (bg), непокрит (bg) Danish: bar (da) Dutch: bloot (nl) French: nu (fr) m., nue (fr) f. German: bar (de), nackt (de) Hungarian: meztelen (hu), csupasz (hu) Italian: nudo (it) m., nuda (it) f. Korean: 맨 (ko) (men)

Latvian: pliks (lv) Manx: lhome (gv) Old English: bær (ang) Scottish Gaelic: rùisgte, lom, lomnochd (gd) Spanish: desnudo (es) m. Swedish: bar (sv) Tagalog: hubad Volapük: nüdik (vo) West Frisian: keal (fy)

minimal

Bulgarian: най-малък (bg) Manx: lhome (gv)

Scottish Gaelic: lom (gd)

having no supplies

Scottish Gaelic: lom (gd)

having no decoration

Bulgarian: прост (bg), неукрасен (bg) Dutch: kaal (nl) Hungarian: csupasz (hu)

Latvian: pliks (lv) Scottish Gaelic: lom (gd)

having had what usually covers (something) removed

Bulgarian: оголен (bg) Scottish Gaelic: lom (gd), rùisgte (gd)

Swedish: bar (sv) Tagalog: nahubaran

Adverb

bare

1. (UK, slang) Very; significantly.

   This porno's bare whack, bruv.

Noun

bare (plural bares)

1. (‘the bare’) the surface, the (bare) skin
   • (Can we date this quote?), John Marston:

     In sad good earnest, sir, you have toucht the very bare of naked truth [...]

   • 2002, Darren Shan, Hunters of the dusk: 7:

     Vancha clasped the bare of my neck and squeezed amiably.

Etymology 2

Old English barian.

Verb

bare (third-person singular simple present bares, present participle baring, simple past and past participle bared)

1. (transitive) To uncover; to reveal.

   She bared her teeth at him.

Synonyms

• (uncover): expose, lay bare, reveal, show, uncover

Antonyms

• (uncover): cover, cover up, hide

Derived terms

Terms derived from bare (verb)

bare one's breast

bare one's soul

bare one's teeth

Translations

to make naked

Latin: nudo (la)

Volapük: nüdükön (vo)

Etymology 3

Inflected forms.

Verb

bare

1. (obsolete) Simple past of bear.
   • 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 5

     And so I put thee on my shoulder and bare thee back, and here thou art in David's room, and shalt find board and bed with me as long as thou hast mind to

References

• bare in The Century Dictionary, The Century Co., New York, 1911
• bare in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913

Anagrams

• Aber
• bear

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Basque

Adjective

bare

1. calm

Noun

bare

1. slug
2. spleen

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Danish

Pronunciation

• IPA: /barə/, [ˈb̥ɑːɑ]

Adverb

bare

1. just
2. simply
3. only, merely

Conjunction

bare

1. I wish, I hope
2. if only

Adjective

bare

1. definite and plural of bar

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Dutch

Verb

bare

1. singular present subjunctive of baren.

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Italian

Noun

bare f.

1. Plural form of bara.

Anagrams

• erba

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Manx

Adjective

bare

1. best

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Norwegian

Conjunction

bare

1. if; as long as

Adverb

bare

1. only, merely, just
2. but

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Swedish

Adjective

bare

1. absolute definite natural masculine form of bar.