lay+bare

  • 21bare — bare1 [beə US ber] adj ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(without clothes)¦ 2¦(land/trees)¦ 3¦(not covered/empty)¦ 4 the bare facts 5¦(smallest amount necessary)¦ 6 the bare bones 7 lay something bare 8 with your bare hands 9 bare infinitive ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ [: Old English; …

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  • 22lay — I [[t]leɪ[/t]] v. laid, lay•ing, n. 1) to put or place in a horizontal position or position of rest; set down: to lay a book on a desk[/ex] 2) to knock or beat down, as from an erect position; strike or throw to the ground: One punch laid him… …

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  • 23lay — I v 1. put, place, set, rest, Inf. stick, leave, park, plant; set down, seat, settle; incline, lean. 2. drop, floor, lay low, prostrate; fell, knock or cut or strike down, sink. 3. lodge, submit, present, prefer, bring forward. 4. repose, impute …

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  • 24bare — I. adjective (barer; barest) Etymology: Middle English, from Old English bær; akin to Old High German bar naked, Lithuanian basas barefoot Date: before 12th century 1. a. lacking a natural, usual, or appropriate covering b. (1) lacking clothing < …

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  • 25bare — Synonyms and related words: Spartan, absolute, and, ascetic, austere, bald, bankrupt, bare ass, bared, barren, basic, bland, blank, bleached, bleak, break the seal, bring to light, candid, characterless, chaste, clarified, clear, cleared, cold,&#8230; …

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  • 26lay — I. /leɪ / (say lay) verb (laid, laying) –verb (t) 1. to put or place in a position of rest or recumbency: to lay a book on a desk. 2. to bring, throw, or beat down, as from an erect position: to lay a person low. 3. to cause to subside: to lay&#8230; …

  • 27lay — 1. v. & n. v. (past and past part. laid) 1 tr. place on a surface, esp. horizontally or in the proper or specified place. 2 tr. put or bring into a certain or the required position or state (laid his hand on her arm; lay a carpet). 3 intr. dial.&#8230; …

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  • 28bare — 1. adjective /beə(r)/ a) Minimal; that is or are just sufficient. the bare necessities b) Naked, uncovered. Dont show your bare backside in public. Syn: mere …

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  • 29bare — 1. adjective 1) a giggling bare infant in her arms Syn: naked, unclothed, undressed, uncovered, stripped, having nothing on, nude, in the nude, stark naked; informal without a stitch on, buck naked, butt naked, mother naked, in one s birthday&#8230; …

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  • 30bare — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. unclothed, naked, nude; uncovered; empty, unfurnished; mere, simple. See divestment, simpleness, absence. Ant., clothed, covered. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Without covering] Syn. exposed, uncovered …

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