alibi
noun
[ ˈalɪbʌɪ ]
• a claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
• "she has an alibi for the whole of yesterday evening"
alibi
verb
• provide an alibi for.
• "her friend agreed to alibi her"
Similar:
cover for,
give an alibi to,
provide with an alibi,
shield,
protect,
Origin:
late 17th century (as an adverb in the sense ‘elsewhere’): from Latin, ‘elsewhere’. The noun use dates from the late 18th century.
