to shield (a miscreant) from punishment, criticism etc; to take sb's side

to bare one's left arm and take off one's cap as an expression of sorrow

to shield; to harbor; to cover up

to surrender after baring oneself to the waist and tying one's hands behind

to bare the breast

to strip to the waist; to be bare to the waist

to dress in a hurry with part of the body showing

to bare the upper body

to expose; to bare