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Nov 29, 2009
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bare



Pronunciation: (bâr), [key]
—adj., bar•er, bar•est,
—v.t., bared, bar•ing.

—adj.
1. without covering or clothing; naked; nude: bare legs.
2. without the usual furnishings, contents, etc.: bare walls.
3. open to view; unconcealed; undisguised: his bare dislike of neckties.
4. unadorned; bald; plain: the bare facts.
5. (of cloth) napless or threadbare.
6. scarcely or just sufficient; mere: the bare necessities of life.
7. Obs.with the head uncovered; bareheaded.

—v.t.
to open to view; reveal or divulge: to bare one's arms; to bare damaging new facts.

bare



Pronunciation: (bâr), [key]
—v. Archaic.
pt. of bear.

Random House Unabridged Dictionary, Copyright © 1997, by Random House, Inc., on Infoplease.

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