bɛə adj. & v. --adj. 1 (esp. of
part of
the body) unclothed or uncovered (with bare head). 2
without appropriate covering or contents: a (of a tree) leafless. b
unfurnished;
empty (bare rooms; the
cupboard was bare). c (of a floor) uncarpeted. 3 a
undisguised (the bare truth). b
unadorned (bare facts). 4 (attrib.) a
scanty (a bare majority). b mere (bare necessities). --v.tr. 1
uncover,
unsheathe (bared
his teeth). 2 reveal (bared his soul). øbare
contract Law a contract
lacking a
consideration and therefore void unless under seal. bare of without.
with one's bare hands without using tools or weapons. øøbareness n. [OE bór, barian f. Gmc]