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Synonyms
bare1 (bâr)

[Middle English bar, from Old English bær.]

adjective: bar·er, bar·est. 

  1. Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing; naked: a bare arm.
  2. Exposed to view; undisguised: bare fangs.
  3. Lacking the usual furnishings, equipment, or decoration: bare walls.
  4. Having no addition, adornment, or qualification: the bare facts. See synonyms at empty
  5. Just sufficient; mere: the bare necessities.
  6. Obsolete Bareheaded.

transitive verb: bared, bar·ing, bares. 

  1. To make bare; uncover or reveal: bared their heads; baring secrets.
  2. To expose: The dog bared its teeth.

derivatives

baréness
noun
bare2 (bâr)

verb 

Archaic
A past tense of bear1