adj. & v.
--adj.
1. (esp. of part of the body) unclothed or uncovered (with bare head).
2 without appropriate covering or contents: a (of a tree) leafless. b unfurnished; empty (bare rooms; the cupboard was bare). c (of a floor) uncarpeted.
3 a undisguised (the bare truth). b unadorned (bare facts).
4 (attrib.) a scanty (a bare majority). b mere (bare necessities).
--v.tr.
1. uncover, unsheathe (bared his teeth).
2 reveal (bared his soul).
Phrases and idioms:
bare contract Law a contract lacking a consideration and therefore void unless under seal. bare of without. with one's bare hands without using tools or weapons.
Derivatives:
bareness n.
Etymology: OE b{aelig}r, barian f. Gmc