Definition of Bare
Bare
bare
Definition/Meaning
(adjective)
broadly, lacking a covering, especially one that is usual, natural, or appropriate, for example not wearing clothes;
e.g. The table was bare because the cloth that usually covered it was being cleaned. Her back was left bare by the cutouts in her dress.
(adjective)
empty or lacking in some way, especially not having the usual or proper contents, supplies, or tools;
e.g. The room was small and bare with very little furniture, but it was clean and the windows let in lots of light. The workshop was bare of any of the equipment I needed for my task.
(adjective)
exposed or uncovered, visible and no longer hidden, often figuratively so;
e.g. He laid his feelings bare in front of everyone because he was tired of keeping secrets from them.
(adjective)
simple or basic, lacking additions or adornments, often figuratively so, as being very small in amount or number or being only just enough;
e.g. She gave them the bare details of the plan, only as much as they needed to know to do their part. He lives a bare fifteen minutes away from me and yet I haven't seen him in several weeks.
(verb)
to expose or uncover something and bring it into view, for example to remove the clothing from a part of the body;
e.g. They took off their hats to bare their heads as a sign of respect.
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