Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bare
2 of 3 senses of bare
Sense 2
publicize, publicise, air, bare
=> bulletin
=> publish, bring out put out issue, release
=> circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
=> air, send broadcast, beam, transmit
Sense 3
denude, bare, denudate, strip
=> defoliate, deforest, disforest, disafforest
=> burn off
Troponyms (hyponyms) of verb bare
2 of 3 senses of bare
Sense 2
publicize, publicise, air, bare
=> bulletin
=> publish, bring out put out issue, release
=> circulate, circularize, circularise, distribute, disseminate, propagate, broadcast, spread, diffuse, disperse, pass around
=> sow, sough
=> popularize, popularise, vulgarize, vulgarise
=> carry, run
=> air, send broadcast, beam, transmit
=> satellite
=> sportscast
=> telecast, televise
=> colorcast
=> rerun, rebroadcast
Sense 3
denude, bare, denudate, strip
=> defoliate, deforest, disforest, disafforest
=> burn off
Entailment of verb bare
Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Frequency) of verb bare
3 senses of bare
Sense 1
bare
=> uncover, expose
Sense 2
publicize, publicise, air, bare
=> tell
Sense 3
denude, bare, denudate, strip
=> clear
Familiarity of verb bare
bare used as a verb is uncommon (polysemy count = 3)
Synonyms (Grouped by Similarity of Meaning) of verb bare
Sense 1
bare
=> uncover, expose
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Sense 2
publicize, publicise, air, bare
=> tell
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Sense 3
denude, bare, denudate, strip
=> clear
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Grep of noun bare
bareness
barents sea
Overview of verb bare
The verb bare has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bare -- (lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings")
2. publicize, publicise, air, bare -- (make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare")
3. denude, bare, denudate, strip -- (lay bare; "denude a forest")
Overview of adj bare
The adj bare has 11 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (2) bare -- (denuded of leaves; "the bare branches of winter")
2. (2) bare, au naturel, naked, nude -- (completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waste up"; "a nude model")
3. (2) bare, scanty, spare -- (lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet")
4. (1) bald, bare, denuded, denudate -- (without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills")
5. unsheathed, bare -- (not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade")
6. bare, marginal -- (just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory")
7. bare, mere, simple -- (apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth")
8. bare, unfinished -- (lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture")
9. bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark -- (providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape")
10. bare, stripped -- (having extraneous everything removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare")
11. bare -- (showing ground without the usual covering of grass; "a carefully swept bare yard around the house")
Antonyms of adj bare
11 senses of bare
Sense 1
bare
INDIRECT (VIA leafless) -> leafy
Sense 2
bare, au naturel(prenominal), naked, nude
INDIRECT (VIA unclothed) -> clothed, clad
Sense 3
bare(postnominal), scanty, spare
INDIRECT (VIA meager) -> ample
Sense 4
bald, bare, denuded, denudate
INDIRECT (VIA uncovered) -> covered
Sense 5
unsheathed (vs. sheathed), bare
Sense 6
bare(postnominal), marginal
INDIRECT (VIA narrow) -> wide
Sense 7
bare(postnominal), mere(postnominal), simple(postnominal)
INDIRECT (VIA plain) -> fancy
Sense 8
bare, unfinished
INDIRECT (VIA unpainted) -> painted
Sense 9
bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark
INDIRECT (VIA inhospitable) -> hospitable
Sense 10
bare, stripped
INDIRECT (VIA empty) -> full
Sense 11
bare
INDIRECT (VIA grassless) -> grassy
Similarity of adj bare
11 senses of bare
Sense 1
bare
=> leafless (vs. leafy)
Sense 2
bare, au naturel(prenominal), naked, nude
=> unclothed (vs. clothed)
Sense 3
bare(postnominal), scanty, spare
=> meager (vs. ample), meagre, meagerly
Sense 4
bald, bare, denuded, denudate
=> uncovered (vs. covered)
Sense 5
unsheathed (vs. sheathed), bare
Sense 6
bare(postnominal), marginal
=> narrow (vs. wide)
Sense 7
bare(postnominal), mere(postnominal), simple(postnominal)
=> plain (vs. fancy)
Sense 8
bare, unfinished
=> unpainted (vs. painted)
Sense 9
bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark
=> inhospitable (vs. hospitable)
Sense 10
bare, stripped
=> empty (vs. full)
Sense 11
bare
=> grassless (vs. grassy)
Attributes of adj bare
Familiarity of adj bare
bare used as an adjective is familiar (polysemy count = 11)
Grep of adj bare
bare
bare-ass
bare-assed
bare-breasted
bareback
barebacked
bared
barefaced
barefoot
barefooted
barehanded
bareheaded
barelegged
threadbare
Overview of verb bare
The verb bare has 3 senses (first 1 from tagged texts)
1. (1) bare -- (lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings")
2. publicize, publicise, air, bare -- (make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare")
3. denude, bare, denudate, strip -- (lay bare; "denude a forest")
Overview of adj bare
The adj bare has 11 senses (first 4 from tagged texts)
1. (2) bare -- (denuded of leaves; "the bare branches of winter")
2. (2) bare, au naturel, naked, nude -- (completely unclothed; "bare bodies"; "naked from the waste up"; "a nude model")
3. (2) bare, scanty, spare -- (lacking in amplitude or quantity; "a bare livelihood"; "a scanty harvest"; "a spare diet")
4. (1) bald, bare, denuded, denudate -- (without the natural or usual covering; "a bald spot on the lawn"; "bare hills")
5. unsheathed, bare -- (not having a protective covering; "unsheathed cables"; "a bare blade")
6. bare, marginal -- (just barely adequate or within a lower limit; "a bare majority"; "a marginal victory")
7. bare, mere, simple -- (apart from anything else; without additions or modifications; "only the bare facts"; "shocked by the mere idea"; "the simple passage of time was enough"; "the simple truth")
8. bare, unfinished -- (lacking a surface finish such as paint; "bare wood"; "unfinished furniture")
9. bare, barren, bleak, desolate, stark -- (providing no shelter or sustenance; "bare rocky hills"; "barren lands"; "the bleak treeless regions of the high Andes"; "the desolate surface of the moon"; "a stark landscape")
10. bare, stripped -- (having extraneous everything removed including contents; "the bare walls"; "the cupboard was bare")
11. bare -- (showing ground without the usual covering of grass; "a carefully swept bare yard around the house")
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