BARE, a. [This word is from opening, separating, stripping.] 1. Naked, without covering; as, the arm is bare; the trees are bare.2. With the head uncovered, from respect.3. Plain; simple; unadorned; without the polish of refined manners.4. Laid open to view; detected; no longer concealed.5. Poor; destitute; indigent; empty; unfurnished. I have made Esau bare. Jer.xlix.6. Alone; unaccompanied.7. Thread-bare; much worn.8. Wanting clothes; or ill supplied with garments. Under bare poles, at sea, signifies having no sail set.It is often followed by of; as, the country is bare of money. BARE, v.t. [See Bare, adj.] To strip off the covering; to make naked; as, to bare the breast. BARE, the old preterit of bear, now bore. |
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