What does cover for mean?

cover for means "provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt".

Is cover for a common word?

cover for is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Cover for — meaning and definition

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1 senseAn action, occurrence or state of being.

1.
provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt
“I won't lie and cover for you”
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What does cover for mean?: cover for means "provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt".
Is cover for a common word?: cover for is banded "Uncommon" — turns up in careful writing rather than conversation. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.

Definitions, synonyms and semantic relations for cover for come from Princeton University’s WordNet. Commonness is measured against a corpus of everyday English. Full sources and licences.

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