Topic: NATURE
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| Language: | Old English |
| Origin: | bær |
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bare1
1 not covered by clothes [= naked]: 
a ragged child with bare feetShe felt the sun warm on her bare arms.
without clothes
a ragged child with bare feetShe felt the sun warm on her bare arms.2 not covered by trees or grass, or not having any leaves : The trees soon gave way to bare rock.
land/trees
DNThe trees soon gave way to bare rock.3 empty, not covered by anything, or not having any decorations : She looked round her tiny bare room. a bare wood staircase
not covered/empty
She looked round her tiny bare room.a bare wood staircase4 a statement that tells someone only what they need to know, with no additional details : The newspaper had simply published the bare facts.
the bare facts
The newspaper had simply published the bare facts.5 the very least amount of something that you need to do something : He got 40% - a bare pass.
smallest amount necessary
[only before noun]He got 40% - a bare pass.6 the most important parts or facts of something without any detail : We have outlined only the bare bones of the method.
the bare bones
We have outlined only the bare bones of the method.7
lay something bare
a) to uncover something that was previously hidden : When the river is low, vast stretches of sand are laid bare.
When the river is low, vast stretches of sand are laid bare.b) to make known something that was secret : historical writing which seeks to lay bare the true nature of an event
historical writing which seeks to lay bare the true nature of an event —bareness noun [uncountable]
