frame up

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frame up

verb frames up · framing up · framed up

transitive To erect the initial walls and roof of (a new building).
Similar: frame out
transitive To arrange fraudulent evidence to falsely implicate (a person) of a crime.
Similar: frame, put up, set up
To prepare a shot by deciding what to include and exclude, what to use as background, etc.

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@misc{frame_up_2026,
  title = {frame up},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/frame%20up},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}