(of land or a place) Barren or uninhabited
(of trees or vegetation) Without leaves or foliage
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Without the appropriate, usual, or natural covering
“Covering bare soil with a generous mulch of stable manure or compost is usually only practical for small areas.”
Bare or exposed due to a lack of clothing
“His bare feet were freezing, and those feet would occasionally stumble onto unseen branches under the two feet of snow.”
Empty, without contents
“Old Mother Hubbard went to the cupboard to give the poor dog a bone. When she came there, the cupboard was bare, and so the poor dog had none.”
Without or devoid of (something)
“Her waistline was also bare of the silky black fur that covered her arms, legs, head, and torso.”
Marked by having a basic or uncomplicated form
“I wanted a simple, bare design to reflect the nature of the poems contained within.”
Spoken or presented in a manner that is frank and honest
“The subject's deliberative job consists in selecting a formal procedure and supplying the bare facts of the matter.”
Small in number or amount
“This reads like someone who did the bare amount of thinking on this topic.”
(as an emphasis) In a pure, basic or simple form or sense
“If you are a beef lover, then just the bare thought of Wagyu will cause you to salivate instantly.”
(of land or a place) Barren or uninhabited
“Behind the temple of Medeenet Haboo stretches a bare and desolate plain, which rises and climbs until it merges itself in the bare and desolate range of the Lybian hills.”
Having an inhospitable atmosphere or nature
“While the country between Fedalla and Casablanca is grim and bare, Fedalla is a green oasis, elegantly laid out.”
(of trees or vegetation) Without leaves or foliage
“He picked all the leaves, and soon the little pine tree was bare.”
Factual, not having been embellished
Offering no means of relaxation and pleasure
Rather direct or abrupt in speech or manner
Not covered with varnish
(of writing) Relatively brief in extent
With little or no rainfall or humidity
Lean, thin, and having little flesh
(of farmland) Plowed and harrowed, but left for a period without being sown
Having, or consisting of, wide and open spaces
Shabby and squalid in nature
Wearing very little clothing
Not paying attention to what is being said or done
Unquestionable or indisputable
To uncover and expose to view
“She wore a white shirt, the bottom rolled up and tied in a knot, which served to bare her belly and put her not at all unattractive navel on display.”
To reveal (otherwise unknown or confidential) information
“Clifford was far too sensitive to bare his secret to so ungentle a confidant.”
To remove or take off, especially one's clothing
To make bare by completely removing (everything)
To remove or take away (something) from (someone)
To confess or admit the truth
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