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# barehanded

adjective and adverb (barehanded; also bare-handed)

«barehanded» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

Using only your hands, without gloves, tools or weapons. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barehanded/#m1)

### In the lessons

In stories: he caught the fish barehanded; fought the beast barehanded. In safety: don't touch broken glass or hot things barehanded. Phrases: catch barehanded.

### Examples

- He caught the ball barehanded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barehanded/#x1)
- She picked up the nettles barehanded and got stung. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barehanded/#x2)
- Never pick up broken glass barehanded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barehanded/#x3)
- The hero fought the wolf barehanded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barehanded/#x4)
- Grandad catches crabs barehanded. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barehanded/#x5)
- It was so cold that working barehanded hurt. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barehanded/#x6)

### Note

Written barehanded or bare-handed. "Bare" (uncovered), not "bear" (the animal) — homophones.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «barehanded» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/B/barehanded/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«barehanded» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/barehanded.html) on Mova free.