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Meaning of barest

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

barest

Pronunciation:

adjective

Definitions

  1. Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.

    Example: a bare majority

  2. Naked, uncovered.

    Example: I do wonder why keeping my little breasts bare can be lewd even as none tells my brother anything for being bare-chested.

  3. Having no supplies.

    Example: The cupboard was bare.

  4. Having no decoration.

    Example: The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?

verb

Definitions

  1. To uncover; to reveal.

    Example: She bared her teeth at him.

verb

Definitions

  1. To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in.

    Example: to bear a railroad stock

verb

Definitions

  1. To carry or convey, literally or figuratively.

    Example: Judging from the look on his face, he wasn't bearing good news.

  2. To support, sustain, or endure.

  3. To support, keep up, or maintain.

  4. To press or impinge upon.