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frame

  [freym] noun, verb, framed, fram⋅ing.
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–noun
1. a border or case for enclosing a picture, mirror, etc.
2. a rigid structure formed of relatively slender pieces, joined so as to surround sizable empty spaces or nonstructural panels, and generally used as a major support in building or engineering works, machinery, furniture, etc.
3. a body, esp. a human body, with reference to its size or build; physique: He has a large frame.
4. a structure for admitting or enclosing something: a window frame.
5. Usually, frames. (used with a plural verb) the framework for a pair of eyeglasses.
6. form, constitution, or structure in general; system; order.
7. a particular state, as of the mind: an unhappy frame of mind.
8. Movies. one of the successive pictures on a strip of film.
9. Television. a single traversal by the electron beam of all the scanning lines on a television screen. In the U.S. this is a total of 525 lines traversed in 1/30 second. Compare field (def. 19).
10. Computers. the information or image on a screen or monitor at any one time.
11. Bowling.
a. one of the ten divisions of a game.
b. one of the squares on the scorecard, in which the score for a given frame is recorded.
12. Pool. rack 1 (def. 3).
13. Baseball. an inning.
14. Slang. a frame-up.
15. enclosing lines, usually forming a square or rectangle, to set off printed matter in a newspaper, magazine, or the like; a box.
16. the structural unit that supports the chassis of an automobile.
17. Nautical.
a. any of a number of transverse, riblike members for supporting and stiffening the shell of each side of a hull.
b. any of a number of longitudinal members running between web frames to support and stiffen the shell plating of a metal hull.
18. a machine or part of a machine supported by a framework, esp. as used in textile production: drawing frame; spinning frame.
19. Printing. the workbench of a compositor, consisting of a cabinet, cupboards, bins, and drawers, and having flat and sloping work surfaces on top.
20. Bookbinding. an ornamental border, similar to a picture frame, stamped on the front cover of some books.
21. in frame, Shipbuilding. (of a hull) with all frames erected and ready for planking or plating.
–verb (used with object)
22. to form or make, as by fitting and uniting parts together; construct.
23. to contrive, devise, or compose, as a plan, law, or poem: to frame a new constitution.
24. to conceive or imagine, as an idea.
25. Informal. to incriminate (an innocent person) through the use of false evidence, information, etc.
26. to provide with or put into a frame, as a picture.
27. to give utterance to: Astonished, I attempted to frame adequate words of protest.
28. to form or seem to form (speech) with the lips, as if enunciating carefully.
29. to fashion or shape: to frame a bust from marble.
30. to shape or adapt to a particular purpose: to frame a reading list for ninth graders.
31. Informal. to contrive or prearrange fraudulently or falsely, as in a scheme or contest.
32. to adjust (film) in a motion-picture projector so as to secure exact correspondence of the outlines of the frame and aperture.
33. to line up visually in a viewfinder or sight.
34. Archaic. to direct, as one's steps.
–verb (used without object)
35. Archaic. to betake oneself; resort.
36. Archaic. to prepare, attempt, give promise, or manage to do something.
Origin:
bef. 1000; 1910–15 for def. 8; 1920–25 for def. 25; (v.) ME framen to prepare (timber), OE framian to avail, profit; c. ON frama to further, OHG (gi)framōn to do; (n.) ME, deriv. of the v.

Related forms:
fram⋅a⋅ble, frame⋅a⋅ble, adjective
fram⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, frame⋅a⋅ble⋅ness, noun
frameless, adjective
framer, noun
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frame   (frām)   
v.   framed, fram·ing, frames

v.   tr.

  1. To build by putting together the structural parts of; construct: frame a house.

  2. To conceive or design: framed an alternate proposal.

  3. To arrange or adjust for a purpose: The question was framed to draw only one answer.

    1. To put into words; formulate: frame a reply.

    2. To form (words) silently with the lips.

    3. To make up evidence or contrive events so as to incriminate (a person) falsely.

    4. To prearrange (a contest) so as to ensure a desired fraudulent outcome; fix: frame a prizefight.

  5. To enclose in or as if in a frame: frame a painting.

  6. Informal

    1. To make up evidence or contrive events so as to incriminate (a person) falsely.

    2. To prearrange (a contest) so as to ensure a desired fraudulent outcome; fix: frame a prizefight.

v.   intr.

  1. Archaic To go; proceed.

  2. Obsolete To manage; contrive.

n.  

  1. Something composed of parts fitted and joined together.

  2. A structure that gives shape or support: the frame of a house.

    1. An open structure or rim for encasing, holding, or bordering: a window frame; the frame of a mirror.

    2. A closed, often rectangular border of drawn or printed lines.

    3. A round or period of play in some games, such as bowling and billiards.

    4. Baseball An inning.

    5. A rectangular segment within a browser's window that can be scrolled independently of other such segments.

    6. A single step in a sequence of programmed instructions.

  4. A pair of eyeglasses, excluding the lenses. Often used in the plural: had new lenses fitted into an old pair of frames.

  5. The structure of a human or animal body; physique: a worker's sturdy frame.

  6. A cold frame.

  7. A general structure or system: the frame of government.

  8. A general state or condition: The news put me into a better frame of mind.

  9. A frame of reference.

  10. Sports & Games

    1. A round or period of play in some games, such as bowling and billiards.

    2. Baseball An inning.

    3. A rectangular segment within a browser's window that can be scrolled independently of other such segments.

    4. A single step in a sequence of programmed instructions.

  11. A single picture on a roll of movie film or videotape.

  12. The total area of a complete picture in television broadcasting.

  13. An individual drawing within a comic strip.

  14. Computer Science

    1. A rectangular segment within a browser's window that can be scrolled independently of other such segments.

    2. A single step in a sequence of programmed instructions.

  15. Informal A frame-up.

  16. Obsolete Shape; form.


[Middle English framen, from Old English framian, to further, from fram, forward; see from.]
fram'a·ble, frame'a·ble adj.
The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Slang Dictionary
frame

  1. tv.
    to cause an innocent person to be blamed for a crime; to contrive evidence so that someone appears to be guilty. (Originally underworld.) : Jimmy tried to frame his sister for painting the cat yellow.
  2. n.
    and frame-up; frameup. a scheme where an innocent person is made to take the blame for something; incrimination caused by contrived evidence. (Underworld.) : The frame-up would have worked if it weren't for one little thing.
Dictionary of American Slang and Colloquial Expressions by Richard A. Spears.Fourth Edition.
Copyright 2007. Published by McGraw Hill.
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Word Origin & History

frame  (v.)
O.E. framian "to profit, be helpful, make progress," from fram "vigorous, bold," originally "going forward;" influenced by related O.E. fremman "help forward, promote," and by O.N. fremja "to further, execute" (see from). Sense focused in M.E. from "make ready" to "prepare timber for building" (c.1374). Meaning of "compose, devise" is first attested 1547. The noun meaning "established order, plan" and that of "human body" are both first recorded 1599; originally the noun meant "the rack" (c.1375). Meaning "building" is from c.1425; that of "border or case for a picture or pane of glass" is from 1600. Of bicycles, from 1871; of motor cars, from 1900. The criminal slang sense of "blame an innocent person" (1920s) is probably from earlier sense of "plot in secret" (1900), perhaps ultimately from meaning "fabricate a story with evil intent," first attested 1514. Framework first attested 1644. Frame of reference is 1897, from mechanics; the fig. sense is from 1924.
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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Legal Dictionary

Main Entry: frame
Function: transitive verb
Inflected Forms: framed; fram·ing
1 : to formulate the contents of and draw up (as a document) framed —W. J. Brennan, Junior>
2 : to contrive the evidence against (as an innocent person) so that a verdict of guilty is assured
Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

Main Entry: frame
Pronunciation: 'frAm
Function: noun
1 : the physical makeup of an animal and especially a human body : PHYSIQUE, FIGURE
2 a : a part of apair of glasses that holds one of the lenses b frames pl : that part of a pair of glasses other than the lenses
Merriam-Webster's Medical Dictionary, © 2002 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
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Medical Dictionary

frame (frām)
n.
Something composed of parts fitted and joined together.

The American Heritage® Stedman's Medical Dictionary
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Computing Dictionary

frame
1. A data link layer "packet" which contains the header and trailer information required by the physical medium. That is, network layer packets are encapsulated to become frames.
See also datagram, encapsulation, packet, Maximum Transmission Unit.
2. (language implementation) See activation record.
3. One complete scan of the active area of a display screen. Each frame consists of a number N of horizontal scan lines, each of which, on a computer display, consists of a number M of pixels. N is the vertical resolution of the display and M is the horizontal resolution. The rate at which the displayed image is updated is the refresh rate in frames per second.
(2000-10-07)

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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Abbreviations & Acronyms
FRAME
Fund for the Replacement of Animals in Medical Experiments
The American Heritage® Abbreviations Dictionary, Third Edition
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