barest
adjective
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Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
"a bare majority"
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Naked, uncovered.
"I do wonder why keeping my little breasts bare can be lewd even as none tells my brother anything for being bare-chested."
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Having no supplies.
"The cupboard was bare."
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Having no decoration.
"The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?"
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Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
"The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves."
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(Toronto) A lot or lots of.
"It's bare money to get in the club each time, man."
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With head uncovered; bareheaded.
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Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
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Mere; without embellishment.
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Threadbare, very worn.
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Not insured.
verb
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To uncover; to reveal.
"She bared her teeth at him."
verb
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To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.
"to bear a railroad stock"
verb
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To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.
"Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news."
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To support, sustain, or endure.
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To support, keep up, or maintain.
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To press or impinge upon.
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To produce, yield, give birth to.
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(originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere).
"By my readings, we're bearing due south, so we should turn about ten degrees east."
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To gain or win.