to shield or protect someone who has done something wrong; to take someone's side and make excuses for them

To be partial to or show favoritism toward one party; to discriminate in favor of one side.

to expose or bare a part of the body; to be left uncovered

To have the chest and arms exposed; dressed in a revealing or low-cut manner.

To strip off one's shirt and carry thorny branches on one's back as a sign of deep regret and willingness to accept punishment; a formal and humble apology.

To be stripped to the waist or completely naked; often used to describe crude or ill-mannered behavior.

To strip off one's upper garment and lead a sheep as a sign of submission and readiness to accept punishment

to remain neutral in a quarrel or a conflict; to refuse to take sides

to take sides with; to be partial to; to be biased or favor one side

to take sides with one party; to be partial to; to be biased toward one side

(literary) to take sides with; to be partial to; to favor one side

to take off one's upper garments and expose the back or shoulder, performed in ancient times as a sign of respect, submission, or contrition

(literary) to walk on one's knees with one's chest bared as a sign of deep apology or submission

to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow; specifically used in mourning rituals

to shield; to harbor; to cover up

(literary variant) to bare the shoulder and wear a mourning headband to express grief or sorrow

to surrender after baring one's upper body and tying one's own hands behind the back as a sign of submission

to expose one's chest; to go bare-chested

to have one's chest and back exposed; dressed in a revealing or low-cut manner

To bare one's shoulders and arms; to be bare-chested.

to dress in a hurry with parts of the body left exposed or buttons undone

to strip off outer clothing; to expose one's chest and arms

naked; bare

exposed; uncovered; naked