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barehanded

adj · adv · 5 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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1

adj

Meaning 1

With bare hands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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2

adj

Meaning 2

With no tool or weapon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, not-comparable

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3

adv

Meaning 3

With no covering on the hands.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: not-comparable

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4

adv

Meaning 4

Without using a tool or weapon.

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: broadly, not-comparable

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5

adjective satellite

Meaning 5

with bare hands

Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0

Examples

  • fought barehanded

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History

Etymology

From bare + handed.

Across languages

Translations

13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Ukrainian: голорукий (holorukyj) — with bare hands
  • Finnish: avokäsin — with no covering on the hands
  • Finnish: paljain käsin — with no covering on the hands
  • Macedonian: голорак (golorak) — with no covering on the hands
  • Ukrainian: голору́ч (holorúč) — with no covering on the hands
  • Finnish: paljain käsin — without tool or weapon
  • French: à main nue — without tool or weapon
  • French: à mains nues — without tool or weapon
  • Italian: disarmato — without tool or weapon
  • Macedonian: голорак (golorak) — without tool or weapon
  • Portuguese: desarmado — without tool or weapon
  • Spanish: con las manos desnudas — without tool or weapon
  • Ukrainian: голору́ч (holorúč) — without tool or weapon