frames; framed; framing
1 a : to put (something) inside an open structure that holds it : to put (something) in a frame
frame a picture
a framed photograph
steel-framed spectacles
1 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.
3 : to make (an innocent person) appear to be guilty of a crime
She claims that she was framed.
— see also FRAME-UP
— framer noun, plural framers [count]