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frames up

frames up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of frame up.

Meaning of frame up

Verb

frame up (third-person singular simple present frames up, present participle framing up, simple past and past participle framed up)

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

Questions about frames up

What is frames up the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Frames up is the third-person singular simple present indicative of frame up.

Words near frames up in the dictionary

  1. frames in
  2. frames of mind
  3. frames of reference
  4. frames out
  5. frames per second
  6. frames up
  7. framesaw
  8. framesaws
  9. frameset
  10. framesets
  11. framesful

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