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Naked has 7 different meanings across 1 category:

Adjective

Definitions
Verb
1

simple past tense and past participle of nake

"The old king ordered his guards to strip him naked before he could climb into the hot springs."

In plain English: To be naked as a verb means to take off your clothes and leave them behind.

"The old barn was completely naked after the storm stripped away all its siding."

Usage: Use "naked" only as an adjective to describe someone or something without clothing; it is not used as a verb in modern English. If you need the past tense of the action "to take off clothes," use the verb "naked" is incorrect, while "naked" is simply the adjective form derived from the obsolete verb "nake."

Adjective
1

completely unclothed

"bare bodies"

"naked from the waist up"

"a nude model"

2

having no protecting or concealing cover

"naked to mine enemies"

3

(of the eye or ear e.g.) without the aid of an optical or acoustical device or instrument

"visible to the naked eye"

4

devoid of elaboration or diminution or concealment; bare and pure

"naked ambition"

"raw fury"

"you may kill someone someday with your raw power"

5

lacking any cover

"naked branches of the trees"

"lie on the naked rock"

6

Bare, not covered by clothing.

"The children played naked in the snow until they started to shiver."

In plain English: Naked means having no clothes on at all.

"The baby was sleeping soundly in his naked sleep sack."

Usage: Use "naked" to describe a person or object that is completely without clothing or covering. Avoid using it metaphorically for things like "naked truth" in casual conversation, where phrases like "plain" or "blunt" are more appropriate.

Example Sentences
"The baby was sleeping soundly in his naked sleep sack." adj
"The old barn was completely naked after the storm stripped away all its siding." verb
"The wind stripped the leaves from the branches nakedly during the storm." verb
"She watched the sun melt the snow until it stood naked in the field." verb
"His eyes scanned the empty room where fear had been left naked by doubt." verb
Related Terms

Origin

The word "naked" comes from Old English nacod and ultimately traces back to a Proto-Indo-European root meaning "to be naked." It entered Middle English with the same original sense, describing someone without clothing.

Rhyming Words
ked sked eked joked inked faked liked haked asked jaked irked puked nuked hiked unked miked caked maked piked poked
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