bare or bear

Bare means to go completely naked, by either removing clothes or showing something in its basic form.

"Tell him not to walk on the grass bare footed."

Bear, traditionally means the giant, hairy wild animal with sharp teeth and extremely long claws. It also means to put up with someone or something or carry something.

"Your son shall remain your son, no matter what name he bears."

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Definitions

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• v  lay bare
  bare your breasts
  bare your feelings
• v  make public
• v  lay bare
• s  completely unclothed
  bare bodies
• s  lacking in amplitude or quantity
  a bare livelihood
• a  not having a protective covering
  a bare blade
• a  lacking its natural or customary covering
  a bare hill
  bare feet
• s  just barely adequate or within a lower limit
  a bare majority
• s  apart from anything else; without additions or modifications
  only the bare facts
• s  lacking a surface finish such as paint
  bare wood
• s  providing no shelter or sustenance
  bare rocky hills
• s  having everything extraneous removed including contents
  the bare walls
  the cupboard was bare
• s  lacking embellishment or ornamentation

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• n  massive plantigrade carnivorous or omnivorous mammals with long shaggy coats and strong claws
• n  an investor with a pessimistic market outlook; an investor who expects prices to fall and so sells now in order to buy later at a lower price
• v  have
  bear a resemblance
  bear a signature
• v  cause to be born
• v  put up with something or somebody unpleasant
  I cannot bear his constant criticism
• v  move while holding up or supporting
  bear a heavy load
  bear news
  bearing orders
• v  bring forth, "The apple tree bore delicious apples this year"
• v  take on as one's own the expenses or debts of another person
  She agreed to bear the responsibility
• v  contain or hold; have within
• v  bring in
  interest-bearing accounts
• v  have on one's person
  bear a scar
• v  behave in a certain manner
• v  have rightfully; of rights, titles, and offices
  She bears the title of Duchess
• v  support or hold in a certain manner
• v  be pregnant with
  She is bearing his child

News & Articles

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• Review: Whedon's 'Much Ado' is charming if slight
  Joss Whedon's bare-bones "Much Ado About Nothing" is the cinematic equivalent of Shakespeare in the parking lot - and proof, again, that it doesn't take much doing to bring Shakespeare to life.
  June 13, 2013 - Savannah Morning News
• HP bucks Microsoft, will promote Google Apps to small businesses
  Microsoft Office is by far the most comprehensive suite of productivity services around, but what if you own a small business with bare-bones requirements for word processing and spread sheets? AllThingsD reports that HP is teaming up with Google to promote Google Apps as a free alternative for companies that don’t want to pay Microsoft fees to use Office. HP “will package [Google's] management ...
  June 13, 2013 - BGR News via Yahoo! News
• THE SCREENING ROOM: Half Hour 3 Concert, With Understudies From Bare, Newsies, The Lion King, Pippin
  Understudies from the 2013 Tony-winning revival of Pippin, the Off-Broadway musical Bare, Newsies and The Lion King stood in the spotlight at Half Hour 3 June 2 at the Laurie Beechman Theatre. Here are highlights from the evening.
  June 12, 2013 - Playbill

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• Bear Spotted In Newington
  NEWINGTON – Police tracked a bear through back yards Tuesday afternoon before the animal disappeared into woods near Main Street and Harding Avenue. “It didn’t make any aggressive actions,” Sgt. Christopher Perry said of the bear, which he described as …
  June 12, 2013 - FOX CT Hartford
• Bear Bites: Sedrick Ellis Signed
  Welcome to Bear Bites, your morning rundown of Chicago Bears. Read on for the latest on the Bears' newest signing, Jay Cutler feeling old, and what went wrong with Gabe Carimi. Photo Credit: Getty Images
  June 12, 2013 - NBC Chicago
• Bear spotted on campus, near Academic Village
  Sightings of a bear on UCF campus, as well as near Academic Village, were reported Tuesday to the UCF Police Department.
  June 12, 2013 - WJXT Jacksonville