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COVER FOR
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I. (verb)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Provide an excuse or alibi for someone so as to cover up guilt
Example:
I won't lie and cover for you
Classified under:
Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing
Hypernyms (to "cover for" is one way to...):
protect (shield from danger, injury, destruction, or damage)
Sentence frame:
Somebody ----s somebody
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