Some uses of BARE are a synonym for NAKED
Some uses of BARE are NOT a synonym for NAKED
adjective
1.
"he was bare from the waist up"
synonyms: naked, nude (and others)
2.
without addition; basic and simple.
"he outlined the bare essentials of the story"
synonyms: plain, essential, fundamental (and others)
"the bare facts"
only just sufficient.
"a bare majority"
surprisingly small in number or amount.
"all you need to get started with this program is a bare 10K bytes of memory"
synonyms: mere, no more than, simple (and others)
verb
1.
uncover (a part of the body or other thing) and expose it to view.
"he bared his chest to show his scar"
synonyms: uncover, strip, lay bare, undress, unclothe, denude, expose
"he bared his arm"