lay+bare

  • 11lay bare — v. tell one s innermost thoughts or feelings, pour one s heart out , reveal one s emotions …

    English contemporary dictionary

  • 12lay bare — idi to uncover; reveal; disclose …

    From formal English to slang

  • 13When They Lay Bare — infobox Book | name = When They Lay Bare orig title = translator = author = Andrew Greig cover artist = country = Scotland language = English series = genre = Novel publisher = Faber Faber release date = 1999 media type = Print (Hardback… …

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  • 14Lay — (l[=a]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Laid} (l[=a]d); p. pr. & vb. n. {Laying}.] [OE. leggen, AS. lecgan, causative, fr. licgan to lie; akin to D. leggen, G. legen, Icel. leggja, Goth. lagjan. See {Lie} to be prostrate.] 1. To cause to lie down, to be… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 15bare — bare1 [ber] adj. barer, barest [ME bar < OE bær < IE * bhoso s < ? base * bhes , to rub off > SAND] 1. a) without the natural or customary covering [bare wooden floors] b) without clothing; naked [bare legs] …

    English World dictionary

  • 16bare — I verb admit, air, announce, appear, be disclosed, be public, bring into view, bring out in evidence, bring to light, confess, declare, denude, disclose, display, divulgate, divulge, evince, evulgate, exhibit, expose, expose to view, lay bare,… …

    Law dictionary

  • 17bare your soul — bare (your) soul to express your secret thoughts and feelings. Although people are willing to bare their souls about subjects like rape, grief is still a difficult subject to talk about. Related vocabulary: lay bare something …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 18bare soul — bare (your) soul to express your secret thoughts and feelings. Although people are willing to bare their souls about subjects like rape, grief is still a difficult subject to talk about. Related vocabulary: lay bare something …

    New idioms dictionary

  • 19lay — lay1 W2S1 [leı] v the past tense of ↑lie 1 lay 2 lay2 v past tense and past participle laid [leıd] ▬▬▬▬▬▬▬ 1¦(put somebody/something down)¦ 2 lay bricks/carpet/concrete/cables etc 3¦(bird/insect etc)¦ 4¦(table)¦ 5 lay the foundations/ …

    Dictionary of contemporary English

  • 20bare — [[t]be͟ə(r)[/t]] ♦♦♦ barer, barest, bares, baring, bared 1) ADJ If a part of your body is bare, it is not covered by any clothing. She was wearing only a thin robe over a flimsy nightdress, and her feet were bare... She had bare arms and a bare… …

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