alibi: Meaning and Definition of

al•i•bi

1. the defense by an accused person of having been elsewhere at the time an alleged offense was committed.
2. an excuse, esp. to avoid blame.
3. a person used as one's excuse: My sick grandmother was my alibi for missing school.

1. to give an excuse; offer a defense: to alibi for being late.

1. He alibied his friend out of a fix.
1. to provide an alibi for (someone):He alibied his friend out of a fix.
2. to make or find (one's way) by using alibis:to alibi one's way out of work.