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    bare
    I
    bare1 /beə $ ber/ adjective
     Language: Old English
     Origin: bær
    1.  WITHOUT CLOTHES not covered by clothes
       SYN  naked:
        a ragged child with bare feet
        She felt the warm sun on her bare arms.
        bare-headed/bare-chested/bare-legged etc
    2.  LAND/TREES not covered by trees or grass, or not having any leaves:
        The trees soon gave way to bare rock.
    3.  NOT COVERED/EMPTY empty, not covered by anything, or not having any decorations:
        She looked round her tiny bare room.
        a bare wood staircase
    4. the bare facts a statement that tells someone only what they need to know, with no additional details:
        The newspaper had simply published the bare facts.
    5.  SMALLEST AMOUNT NECESSARY  [only before noun] the very least amount of something that you need to do something:
        He got 40% – a bare pass.
        The room had the bare minimum (=the smallest amount possible) of furniture.
        the bare essentials/necessities
        Her bag was light, packed with only the bare essentials.
        If you ask her about herself, she gives only the barest (=the smallest amount possible) of details.
    6. the bare bones the most important parts or facts of something without any detail:
        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.
      b. to make known something that was secret:
        historical writing which seeks to lay bare the true nature of an event
    8. with your bare hands without using a weapon or a tool:
        He had killed a man with his bare hands.
    9. bare infinitive technical the basic form of a verb, for example ‘go’ or ‘eat’
    —bareness noun [uncountable]

    II
    bare2 verb [transitive]
    1. to remove something that was covering or hiding something:
        The dog bared its teeth.
        He bared his back to the hot sun.
    2. bare your soul to reveal your most secret feelings

    III
    bare3 /beə $ ber/ adverb British English spoken informal
    very, or a lot of – used by young people:
        Check out this new game – it’s bare hard.
        His dad’s got bare money.