bare
/beər/ adjectiveDefinition
NO CLOTHES › not covered by clothes: a bare chest She ran out into the road in her bare feet.
NOT COVERED › not covered by anything: bare floorboards
EMPTY › empty: a bare room The cupboard was bare.
BASIC › including only the smallest amount that you need of something: The report just gave us the barest facts about the accident. Tony's salary only covers the bare essentials for the family. → See also with your bare hands
(Definition of bare adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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