There is considerable confusion between the verbs bear and bare. It may help to remember that the verb bare has only one meaning: "to uncover," as in " bare your shoulders" and "a dog baring its teeth."

Idiom bare naked (Definition of bare from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing. She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightgown, and her feet were bare.

1. To make bare; uncover or reveal: bared their heads; baring secrets. 2. To expose: The dog bared its teeth.

Bare, stark, barren share the sense of lack or absence of something that might be expected. Bare, the least powerful in connotation of the three, means lack of expected or usual coverings, furnishings, or …

BARE meaning: 1 : not having a covering sometimes used figuratively; 2 : not covered by clothing, shoes, a hat, etc.

Definition of bare adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

Bare definition: Lacking the usual or appropriate covering or clothing; naked.

bare, adj., adv., & n. meanings, etymology, pronunciation and more in the Oxford English Dictionary

The adjective bare describes something or someone that is naked or unclothed. Bare can be used in many different ways: to describe the inside of your nearly-empty refrigerator, an uncarpeted floor, or …