barehanded
Definition
Adjective:
- Without using any tools, weapons, or protective gear: Describes an action performed using only one's hands, without any assistance from instruments or gloves.
- Unarmed: Describes a person who is not carrying or using any weapons.
Adverb:
- In a manner using only the hands: Describes the way an action is carried out, specifically without tools or weapons.
Usage Examples
Adjective:
- The brave zookeeper made a barehanded catch of the venomous snake.
- In the ancient stories, heroes often fought barehanded against monsters.
Adverb:
- He caught the ball barehanded, to the crowd's amazement.
- It is not recommended to handle broken glass barehanded.
Advanced Usage
- "to take on barehanded": to confront or tackle something directly and without assistance.
- He was foolish to take on that project barehanded without consulting any experts.
Variants and Related Words
- Barehand (verb, rare/archaic): To handle or deal with something without tools.
- He had to barehand the hot component after dropping his tool.
- Bare-knuckle (adjective): Similar in meaning but often implies a fight or conflict without weapons, specifically without boxing gloves.
- Bare-knuckle boxing is an old and dangerous sport.
Synonyms
- Unarmed: Not equipped with weapons.
- Empty-handed: Carrying nothing in one's hands; often implies having gained nothing, but can also mean without tools.
- With bare hands: The descriptive phrase from which the adjective/adverb is derived.
Related Phrases
- To catch someone barehanded: To capture or apprehend someone without using any weapons or tools.
- The police officer managed to catch the thief barehanded.
Idioms
- To go in barehanded: To enter a situation unprepared or without the necessary equipment or support.
- You can't go into that negotiation barehanded; you need all the data.
Adjective
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with bare hands
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fought barehanded
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