Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

frame up

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.57 in modern English

Syllables
frame up
IPA
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
1
Syllables
7
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To erect the initial walls and roof of (a new building).

Transitive verb

verb

To arrange fraudulent evidence to falsely implicate (a person) of a crime.

Transitive verb

verb

To prepare a shot by deciding what to include and exclude, what to use as background, etc.

Usage

Inflected Forms

frames up (present, singular) framing up (participle, present) framed up (participle, past) framed up (past)

Derived Forms

frameup

Phrases

frame-up

Frequently Paired Words

trump up

Synonyms

frame out frame put up set up

Questions

What does frame up mean?
To erect the initial walls and roof of (a new building).

How to pronounce frame up

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