Standard Lemma guide

bareback

adj · adv · noun · verb · 10 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.

Sound

Pronunciation

Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.

  • UK: /ˈbɛəbæk/
  • US: /ˈbɛɚbæk/
  • Australia: Recorded audio is listed in the source snapshot.

1

adj

Meaning 1

Without a saddle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • bareback riding

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

2

adj

Meaning 2

Without a condom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, slang

Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality

Examples

  • bareback sex

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

3

adj

Meaning 3

Without a shirt; shirtless.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: dated, not-comparable

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

4

adv

Meaning 4

Without a saddle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

Examples

  • I can ride a horse bareback.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

5

adv

Meaning 5

Without a condom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable, slang

Examples

  • We had sex bareback.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

6

noun

Meaning 6

A bird, raised for meat, that lacks feathers, seen as an undesirable trait.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

7

verb

Meaning 7

To ride without a saddle.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive

Topics: equestrianism, hobbies, horses, lifestyle, pets, sports

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

8

verb

Meaning 8

To have sex (with someone) without using a condom.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: ambitransitive, slang

Topics: lifestyle, sex, sexuality

No example sentence was provided for this meaning.

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: none provided

Antonyms: none provided

9

adjective satellite

Meaning 9

riding without a saddle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • a bareback rider

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: barebacked

Antonyms: none provided

10

adverb

Meaning 10

without a saddle

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • she prefers to ride her horse bareback

Meaning relationships

Synonyms: barebacked

Antonyms: none provided

History

Etymology

From bare + back.

Across languages

Translations

26 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Finnish: satulaton — without a saddle
  • French: à cru — without a saddle
  • Spanish: a pelo — without a saddle
  • Bulgarian: неоседлан (neosedlan) — without a saddle
  • Finnish: satulatta — without a saddle
  • Finnish: ilman satulaa — without a saddle
  • German: ungesattelt — without a saddle
  • Hungarian: szőrén — without a saddle
  • Italian: a bisdosso — without a saddle
  • Italian: a pelo — without a saddle
  • Navajo: tʼáá dilkǫǫhgo — without a saddle
  • Polish: na oklep — without a saddle
  • Portuguese: no pelo — without a saddle
  • Russian: неосе́дланный (neosédlannyj) — without a saddle
  • Swedish: barbacka — without a saddle
  • Finnish: paljaalla — without a condom
  • French: bareback — without a condom
  • German: AO — without a condom
  • Greek: ακάποτα (akápota) — without a condom
  • Hindi: नंगी चुदाई (nangi chudaai) — without a condom
  • Portuguese: no pelo — without a condom
  • Spanish: a pelo — without a condom
  • Unami: mëkuttièpi — ride without a saddle
  • Afrikaans: bloots — To have sex without a condom
  • Finnish: panna paljaalla — To have sex without a condom
  • Spanish: coger a pelo — To have sex without a condom
Real reading context

bareback in complete knowledge articles