Idiom bare naked (definition of bare from the cambridge advanced learner's dictionary & thesaurus © cambridge university press) Definition of bare adjective in oxford advanced learner's dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

It may help to remember that the verb bare has only one meaning: To uncover, as in bare your shoulders and a dog baring its teeth. Without covering or clothing; See examples of bare used in a sentence. Not having a covering sometimes used figuratively; Not covered by clothing, shoes, a hat, etc. If a room, cupboard, or shelf is bare, it is empty.

Not having a covering sometimes used figuratively; Not covered by clothing, shoes, a hat, etc. If a room, cupboard, or shelf is bare, it is empty. His fridge was bare apart from three very withered tomatoes. Bare, stark, barren share the sense of lack or absence of something that might be expected. Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing;

Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing;