Meaning
3 sensesThe surface, the (bare) skin.
Surface; body; substance.
That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
Examples
201 sentencesShe choked him with her bare hands.
Вона задушила його голими руками. — Ahha
ruОна задушила его голыми руками. — Vixen96
Tom's feet were bare.
Том був босоніж. — deniko
ruНоги у Тома были босые. — marafon
The trees will soon be bare.
ruСкоро оголятся деревья. — shanghainese
Tom only does the bare minimum.
ruТом делает только самый минимум. — odexed
Tom bared his soul to Mary.
Origin
From Middle English bare, bar, from Old English bær (“bare, naked, open”), from Proto-WestFrom Middle English bare, bar, from Old English bær (“bare, naked, open”), from Proto-West Germanic *baʀ, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare, naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *bʰosós, from *bʰos- (“bare, barefoot”).
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