naked

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na|ked /n'eɪkɪd/
1 [ADJ] ADJ n, ADJ after v, v-link ADJ
Someone who is naked is not wearing any clothes.
Her naked body was found wrapped in a sheet in a field...
The hot paving stones scorched my naked feet...
They stripped me naked...
He stood naked in front of me.
● nakedness [N-UNCOUNT] oft poss N
He had pulled the blanket over his body to hide his nakedness.
see also stark naked
2 [ADJ]
If an animal or part of an animal is naked, it has no fur or feathers on it.
The nest contained eight little mice that were naked and blind.
3 [ADJ] usu ADJ n
You can describe an object as naked when it does not have its normal covering.
...a naked bulb dangling in a bare room...
4 [ADJ] ADJ n
You can use naked to describe unpleasant or violent actions and behaviour which are not disguised or hidden in any way. (JOURNALISM)
Naked aggression and an attempt to change frontiers by force could not go unchallenged.
= blatant
5 [PHRASE] usu to/with/by PHR
If you say that something cannot be seen with the naked eye, you mean that it cannot be seen without the help of equipment such as a telescope or microscope.
There's so much going on that you can't see with the naked eye.stark na|ked
[ADJ] ADJ after v, v-link ADJ
Someone who is stark naked is completely naked.
All contestants competed stark naked.

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