· the removal of covering

Synonym(s): denudation, stripping, uncovering, husking

Hypernym(s): removal, remotion

· lay bare; "bare your breasts"; "bare your feelings"

Hypernym(s): uncover, expose

· make public; "She aired her opinions on welfare"

Synonym(s): publicize, publicise, air

Hypernym(s): tell

· lay bare; "denude a forest"

Synonym(s): denude, denudate, strip

Hypernym(s): clear

· prevent from entering; keep out; "He was barred from membership in the club"

Synonym(s): debar, exclude

Hypernym(s): forbid, prohibit, interdict, proscribe, veto, disallow, nix

· render unsuitable for passage; "block the way"; "barricade the streets"; "stop the busy road"

Synonym(s): barricade, block, blockade, stop, block_off, block_up

Hypernym(s): obstruct, obturate, impede, occlude, jam, block, close_up

· expel, as if by official decree; "he was banished from his own country"

Synonym(s): banish, relegate

Hypernym(s): expel, throw_out, kick_out

· secure with, or as if with, bars; "He barred the door"

Hypernym(s): fasten, fix, secure

Antonym(s): unbar