bare
foot
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not wearing anything on the feet
- The barefoot child tiptoed through the garden, trying not to wake the dog.
- A barefoot woman opened the door and waved us inside.
- He watched the barefoot boy climb the tree with ease.
- The painting depicted a barefoot monk walking through the woods.
- The hikers passed a barefoot traveler resting beside the trail.
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(of a vehicle) not equipped with snow chains on icy or snowy roads
- Driving a barefoot vehicle up that mountain road is asking for trouble.
- Only one barefoot truck managed to make it past the icy bend before sliding.
- He warned us that a barefoot car wouldn't make it up the hill safely.
- The news showed footage of barefoot vehicles struggling through the storm.
- They towed several barefoot sedans out of ditches that morning.