Barest meaning : Minimal; that is or are just sufficient. Naked, uncovered. Having no supplies. Having no decoration. Having had what usually covers (something) removed. (Toronto) A lot or lots of. With head uncovered; bareheaded. Without anything to cover up or conceal one's thoughts or actions; open to view; exposed. Mere; without embellishment. Threadbare, very worn. Not insured. To uncover; to reveal. To endeavour to depress the price of, or prices in. To carry or convey, literally or figuratively. To support, sustain, or endure. To support, keep up, or maintain. To press or impinge upon. To produce, yield, give birth to. (originally nautical) To be, or head, in a specific direction or azimuth (from somewhere). To gain or win.