different between bare vs short
bare
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /b??(?)/, /b??(?)/, enPR: bâr
- (US) IPA(key): /b???/, enPR: bâr
- Rhymes: -??(?)
- Homophone: bear
Etymology 1
From Middle English bare, bar, from Old English bær (“bare, naked, open”), from Proto-West Germanic *ba?, from Proto-Germanic *bazaz (“bare, naked”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?osós, from *b?os- (“bare, barefoot”).
Cognate with Scots bare, bair (“bare”), Saterland Frisian bar (“bare”), West Frisian baar (“bare”), Dutch baar (“bare”), German bar (“bare”), Swedish bar (“bare”), Icelandic ber (“bare”), Lithuanian basas (“barefoot, bare”), Polish bosy (“barefoot”).
Adjective
bare (comparative barer, superlative barest)
- Minimal; that is or are just sufficient.
- Naked, uncovered.
- Having no supplies.
- a room bare of furniture
- The cupboard was bare.
- 2012 October 31, David M. Halbfinger, "[1]," New York Times (retrieved 31 October 2012):
- Localities across New Jersey imposed curfews to prevent looting. In Monmouth, Ocean and other counties, people waited for hours for gasoline at the few stations that had electricity. Supermarket shelves were stripped bare.
- Having no decoration.
- The walls of this room are bare — why not hang some paintings on them?
- Having had what usually covers (something) removed.
- The trees were left bare after the swarm of locusts devoured all the leaves.
- (MLE, Toronto, not comparable) A lot or lots of.
- It's bare money to get in the club each time, man.
- With head uncovered; bareheaded.
- Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed.
- (figuratively) Mere; without embellishment.
- Threadbare, very worn.
- c. 1593, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act II, scene iv:
- for it appears, by their bare liveries, that they live by your bare words.
- c. 1593, William Shakespeare, The Two Gentlemen of Verona, Act II, scene iv:
- Not insured.
- 1987, 1 December, ABA Journal (page 86)
- Before the company was formed, the firm went bare for about three months in 1985, but it now has prior acts coverage for that time.
- 1994, David S. Haviland, The Architect's Handbook of Professional Practice (page 310)
- That a firm chooses to go bare has no effect on whether it gets sued or not.
- 1987, 1 December, ABA Journal (page 86)
Synonyms
- (minimal): mere, minimal
- (without a condom): Thesaurus:condomless
- (naked): exposed, naked, nude, uncovered, undressed
- (having no supplies): empty, unfurnished, unstocked, unsupplied
- (having no decoration): empty, plain, unadorned, undecorated
- (having had what usually covers (something) removed): despoiled, stripped, uncovered
Antonyms
- (minimal): ample, plentiful, sufficient
- (naked): covered, covered up, dressed, unexposed
- (having no supplies): full, furnished, stocked, supplied, well-stocked
- (having no decoration): adorned, decorated, ornate
- (having had what usually covers (something) removed): covered
Derived terms
Translations
Adverb
bare
- (Britain, slang) Very; significantly.
- That pissed me off bare.
- It's taking bare time.
- Barely.
- Without a condom.
Translations
Noun
bare (plural bares)
- (‘the bare’) The surface, the (bare) skin.
- 1599, John Marston, Antonio and Mellida
- In sad good earnest, sir, you have toucht the very bare of naked truth [...]
- 2002, Darren Shan, Hunters of the dusk: 7:
- Vancha clasped the bare of my neck and squeezed amiably.
- 1599, John Marston, Antonio and Mellida
- Surface; body; substance.
- c. 1599, John Marston, Antonio and Mellida
- You have touched the very bare of naked truth.
- c. 1599, John Marston, Antonio and Mellida
- (architecture) That part of a roofing slate, shingle, tile, or metal plate, which is exposed to the weather.
Etymology 2
From Middle English baren, from Old English barian, from Proto-Germanic *baz?n? (“to bare, make bare”).
Verb
bare (third-person singular simple present bares, present participle baring, simple past and past participle bared)
- (transitive) To uncover; to reveal.
Usage notes
The verb should not be confused with the verb bear.
Synonyms
- (uncover): expose, lay bare, reveal, show, uncover; see also Thesaurus:reveal
Antonyms
- (uncover): cover, cover up, hide
Derived terms
Translations
Etymology 3
Inflected forms.
Verb
bare
- (obsolete) simple past tense of bear
- And the children of the Levites bare the ark of God upon their shoulders with the staves thereon
- 1898, J. Meade Falkner, Moonfleet Chapter 5
- And so I put thee on my shoulder and bare thee back, and here thou art in David's room, and shalt find board and bed with me as long as thou hast mind to
References
- bare in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
- bare in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
Anagrams
- Aber, Bear, Brea, Reba, bear, brae, rabe
Basque
Pronunciation
- (standard) IPA(key): /ba.?e/
Etymology 1
Adjective
bare (comparative bareago, superlative bareen, excessive bareegi)
- calm
Declension
Etymology 2
Noun
bare anim
- slug
Declension
Etymology 3
Noun
bare inan
- spleen
Declension
References
- “bare” in Orotariko Euskal Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
- “bare” in Euskaltzaindiaren Hiztegia, euskaltzaindia.eus
- “bare” in Etymological Dictionary of Basque by R. L. Trask, sussex.ac.uk
Czech
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?bar?/
Noun
bare
- vocative singular of bar
Danish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /?ba?r?/, [?b????]
Etymology 1
From the adjective bar (“naked”).
Adverb
bare
- just
- simply
- only, merely
Conjunction
bare
- I wish, I hope, if only (introduces a wish)
- 1979, Tove Ditlevsen, Vi har kun hinanden: To som elsker hinanden (?ISBN)
- Bare vi var alene.
- I wish we were alone.
- Bare vi var alene.
- 2014, Pernille Eybye, Blodets bånd #1: Blodsøstre, Tellerup A/S (?ISBN)
- „Bare jeg kunne blive hele natten," fortsatte han.
- "If only I could stay all night", he continued.
- „Bare jeg kunne blive hele natten," fortsatte han.
- 2013, Lyngby-Taarbæk Bibliotekerne, Tanker om tid: 15 udvalgte noveller, BoD – Books on Demand (?ISBN), page 43
- Bare jeg kunne spole tiden tilbage.
- If only I could rewind time.
- Bare jeg kunne spole tiden tilbage.
- 1979, Tove Ditlevsen, Vi har kun hinanden: To som elsker hinanden (?ISBN)
- if only (introduces a conditional subclause)
Synonyms
- gid, om, hvis bare, kun
Etymology 2
See the etymology of the main entry.
Adjective
bare
- inflection of bar:
- definite singular
- plural
Dutch
Pronunciation
Verb
bare
- (archaic) singular present subjunctive of baren
Italian
Pronunciation
- Rhymes: -are
Noun
bare f
- plural of bara
Anagrams
- erba
Lithuanian
Noun
bare m
- locative/vocative singular of baras
Manx
Etymology
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Adjective
bare
- best
Middle Dutch
Etymology
From Old Dutch *b?ra, from Proto-West Germanic *b?ru, from Proto-Germanic *b?r?.
Noun
bâre f
- bier, stretcher
Declension
This noun needs an inflection-table template.
Descendants
- Dutch: baar
Further reading
- “bare (II)”, in Vroegmiddelnederlands Woordenboek, 2000
- Verwijs, E.; Verdam, J. (1885–1929) , “bare (IV)”, in Middelnederlandsch Woordenboek, The Hague: Martinus Nijhoff, ?ISBN, page IV
Middle English
Noun
bare
- (Northern) Alternative form of bor
Miriwung
Verb
bare
- to stand
Northern Kurdish
Etymology
Compare Persian ????? (bâre, “subject, issue”).
Noun
bare m
- topic
- hashtag
Derived terms
- di bareya ... de
Norwegian Bokmål
Adjective
bare
- definite singular of bar
- plural of bar
Adverb
bare
- only, merely, just
- but
Conjunction
bare
- if; as long as
See also
- berre (Nynorsk)
References
- “bare” in The Bokmål Dictionary.
Anagrams
- aber
Norwegian Nynorsk
Adverb
bare
- form removed with the spelling reform of 2012; superseded by berre
Serbo-Croatian
Noun
bare (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- vocative singular of b?r
Noun
bare (Cyrillic spelling ????)
- inflection of b?ra:
- genitive singular
- nominative/accusative/vocative plural
Swedish
Adjective
bare
- absolute definite natural masculine form of bar.
Anagrams
- aber
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short
English
Etymology
From Middle English schort, short, from Old English s?eort, s?ort (“short”), from Proto-West Germanic *skurt, from Proto-Germanic *skurtaz (“short”), from Proto-Indo-European *(s)ker-.
Cognate with shirt, skirt, curt, Scots short, schort (“short”), French court, German kurz, Old High German scurz (“short”) (whence Middle High German schurz), Old Norse skorta (“to lack”) (whence Danish skorte), Albanian shkurt (“short, brief”), Latin curtus (“shortened, incomplete”), Proto-Slavic *kort?k?. Doublet of curt. More at shirt.
Pronunciation
- enPR: shôrt
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /???t/
- (General American) IPA(key): /???t/
- (St. Louis (Missouri)) IPA(key): [???t]
- (General Australian, General New Zealand) IPA(key): /?o?t/
- Rhymes: -??(?)t
Adjective
short (comparative shorter, superlative shortest)
- Having a small distance from one end or edge to another, either horizontally or vertically.
- (of a person) Of comparatively small height.
- Having little duration.
- Antonym: long
- (followed by for) Of a word or phrase, constituting an abbreviation (for another) or shortened form (of another).
- (cricket, of a fielder or fielding position) that is relatively close to the batsman.
- (cricket, of a ball) bowled so that it bounces relatively far from the batsman.
- (golf, of an approach shot or putt) that falls short of the green or the hole.
- (of pastries) Brittle, crumbly, especially due to the use of a large quantity of fat. (See shortbread, shortcake, shortcrust, shortening.)
- Abrupt; brief; pointed; petulant.
- Limited in quantity; inadequate; insufficient; scanty.
- Insufficiently provided; inadequately supplied, especially with money; scantily furnished; lacking.
- Deficient; less; not coming up to a measure or standard.
- (colloquial) Undiluted; neat.
- (obsolete) Not distant in time; near at hand.
- But, alas! he who escapes from death is not pardoned; he is only reprieved, and reprieved to a short day.
- Being in a financial investment position that is structured to be profitable if the price of the underlying security declines in the future.
Usage notes
- (having a small distance between ends or edges): Short is often used in the positive vertical dimension and used as is shallow in the negative vertical dimension; in the horizontal dimension narrow is more commonly used.
Synonyms
- (having a small distance between ends or edges): low, narrow, slim, shallow
- (of a person, of comparatively little height): little, pint-sized, petite, titchy (slang)
- (having little duration): brief, concise
- (constituting an abbreviation (for)): an abbreviation of, a short form of
Antonyms
- (having a small distance between ends or edges): tall, high, wide, broad, deep, long
- (of a person, of comparatively little height): tall
- (having little duration): long
- (cricket, of a fielder or fielding position, relatively close to the batsman): long
- (financial position expecting falling value): long
Translations
Adverb
short (not comparable)
- Abruptly, curtly, briefly.
- Unawares.
- Without achieving a goal or requirement.
- (cricket, of the manner of bounce of a cricket ball) Relatively far from the batsman and hence bouncing higher than normal; opposite of full.
- (finance) With a negative ownership position.
Derived terms
- three stops short of Dagenham
Translations
Noun
short (plural shorts)
- A short circuit.
- A short film.
- 2012 July 12, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift[2]
- Preceded by a Simpsons short shot in 3-D—perhaps the only thing more superfluous than a fourth Ice Age movie—Ice Age: Continental Drift finds a retinue of vaguely contemporaneous animals coping with life in the post-Pangaea age.
- 2012 July 12, Sam Adams, AV Club Ice Age: Continental Drift[2]
- A short version of a garment in a particular size.
- (baseball) A shortstop.
- (finance) A short seller.
- (finance) A short sale.
- A summary account.
- (phonetics) A short sound, syllable, or vowel.
- (programming) An integer variable having a smaller range than normal integers; usually two bytes long.
- (US, slang) An automobile; especially in crack shorts, to break into automobiles.
- 1975, Mary Sanches, Ben G. Blount, Sociocultural Dimensions of Language Use (page 47)
- For example, one addict would crack shorts (break and enter cars) and usually obtain just enough stolen goods to buy stuff and get off just before getting sick.
- 1982, United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. Subcommittee on Juvenile Justice, Career Criminal Life Sentence Act of 1981: Hearings (page 87)
- […] list of all crimes reported by these 61 daily criminals during their years on the street is: theft (this includes shoplifting; "cracking shorts", burglary and other forms of stealing), dealing, forgery, gambling, confidence games (flim-flam, etc.) […]
- 1975, Mary Sanches, Ben G. Blount, Sociocultural Dimensions of Language Use (page 47)
Translations
See also
- shorts
Verb
short (third-person singular simple present shorts, present participle shorting, simple past and past participle shorted)
- (transitive) To cause a short circuit in (something).
- (intransitive) Of an electrical circuit, to short circuit.
- (transitive) To shortchange.
- (transitive) To provide with a smaller than agreed or labeled amount.
- (transitive, business) To sell something, especially securities, that one does not own at the moment for delivery at a later date in hopes of profiting from a decline in the price; to sell short.
- (obsolete) To shorten.
Translations
Preposition
short
- Deficient in.
- (finance) Having a negative position in.
Synonyms
- (deficient in): lacking, short on
Translations
Derived terms
Anagrams
- Stohr, horst, hotrs, thors, trosh
Albanian
Etymology
Borrowed through Vulgar Latin from Latin sors, sortem.
Noun
short m
- drawing (action where the outcome is selected by chance using a draw)
- sweepstakes
Chinese
Etymology
From English short.
Pronunciation
Adjective
short
- (Cantonese) insane; crazy
Derived terms
Verb
short
- (Cantonese, of electronics) to malfunction
- (Cantonese, electrical engineering) to short-circuit
References
- ???? [3]
French
Etymology
From English shorts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /???t/
Noun
short m (plural shorts)
- shorts, short trousers (UK)
- Avec un pantalon, j'ai moins froid aux jambes qu'avec un short.
- “With trousers on, my legs are not as cold as with shorts on.”
- Avec un pantalon, j'ai moins froid aux jambes qu'avec un short.
Further reading
- “short” in Trésor de la langue française informatisé (The Digitized Treasury of the French Language).
Italian
Etymology
From English short.
Noun
short m (invariable)
- short (short film etc)
Middle English
Adjective
short
- Alternative form of schort
Portuguese
Alternative forms
- shorts
Etymology
From English shorts.
Noun
short m (plural shorts)
- shorts (pants that do not go lower than the knees)
- Synonym: calção
Spanish
Etymology
From English shorts.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /??o?t/, [??o?t?]
Noun
short m (plural shorts)
- shorts
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