2frame verb
frames; framed; fram·ing [+ obj] 1 a : to put (something) inside an open structure that holds it : to put (something) in a frame
▪ frame a picture ▪ a framed photograph ▪ paintings framed with/in wood ▪ steel-framed spectacles
b : to be around the edge of (something) — usually used as (be) framed ▪ a house framed by a white picket fence ▪ The child's face was framed by brown curls. 2 : to produce (something written or spoken)
▪ It was the first state to frame a written constitution. : to express (a question, answer, etc.) in words ▪ She framed her questions carefully. ▪ He took the time to frame a thoughtful reply. 3 : to make (an innocent person) appear to be guilty of a crime
▪ She claims that she was framed. — see also frame-up
▪ frame a picture ▪ a framed photograph ▪ paintings framed with/in wood ▪ steel-framed spectacles
b : to be around the edge of (something) — usually used as (be) framed ▪ a house framed by a white picket fence ▪ The child's face was framed by brown curls.
▪ It was the first state to frame a written constitution. : to express (a question, answer, etc.) in words ▪ She framed her questions carefully. ▪ He took the time to frame a thoughtful reply.
▪ She claims that she was framed. — see also frame-up
— fram·er noun, plural fram·ers [count]
▪ a picture framer ▪ the framers of the U.S. Constitution [=the people who wrote the U.S. Constitution]
▪ a picture framer ▪ the framers of the U.S. Constitution [=the people who wrote the U.S. Constitution]
