Bare infinitive
an infinitive verb form without to, used with certain auxiliary verbs , as in i must go. all i did was ask.
we might win.
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(of a prizefight, prizefighter, etc.) without boxing gloves; using the bare fists. without conventional niceties; rough-and-tumble. without boxing gloves. in a rough-and-tumble manner.
- Barelegged
with bare legs. historical examples found him in a straw house in the bush, barelegged, a white savage, all mixed up with flowers and things and playing a guitar. a son of the sun jack london here a barelegged laddie, with the rudest tackle, has been known to hook a 30-lb. bonnie scotland a.r. hope […]
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- Bare metal
bare metal 1. new computer hardware, unadorned with such snares and delusions as an operating system, an hll, or even -ssembler. commonly used in the phrase “programming on the bare metal”, which refers to the arduous work of bit bashing needed to create these basic tools for a new computer. real bare-metal programming involves things […]
- Bare off
to hold up; support: to bear the weight of the roof. to hold or remain firm under (a load): the roof will not bear the strain of his weight. to bring forth (young); give birth to: to bear a child. to produce by natural growth: a tree that bears fruit. to hold up under; be […]