bare
IPA: bˈɛr
noun
- (‘the bare’) The surface, the (bare) skin.
- Surface; body; substance.
- (architecture) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
- A surname.
- A suburb of Morecambe, Lancaster district, Lancashire, England, served by Bare Lane railway station (OS grid ref SD4564).
verb
- (transitive, sometimes figurative) To uncover; to reveal.
adjective
- Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
- Naked, uncovered.
- Having no supplies.
- Having no decoration.
- Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
- (MLE, MTE, Yorkshire, slang, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
- With head uncovered; bareheaded.
- Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
- (figuratively) Mere; without embellishment.
- Threadbare, very worn.
- Not insured.
adverb
- (dialect) Barely.
- (MLE, slang) Very; significantly.
- (slang) Without a condom.
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