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framing up

framing up is the present participle and gerund 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 framing up

What is framing up the present participle and gerund of?
Framing up is the present participle and gerund of frame up.

Words near framing up in the dictionary

  1. framing hammers
  2. framing in
  3. framing out
  4. framing square
  5. framing squares
  6. framing up
  7. Framingham
  8. Framingham Pigot
  9. framings
  10. framire
  11. framires

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