FRAME UP

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does frame up mean? 

• FRAME UP (verb)
  The verb FRAME UP has 1 sense:

1. construct by fitting or uniting parts together

  Familiarity information: FRAME UP used as a verb is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRAME UP (verb)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Construct by fitting or uniting parts together

Classified under:

Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing

Synonyms:

frame; frame up

Hypernyms (to "frame up" is one way to...):

build; construct; make (make by combining materials and parts)

Domain category:

building; construction (the act of constructing something)

Sentence frame:

Somebody ----s something

 Context examples 

Thus, in the course of half an hour with his forms, Martin could frame up a dozen or so storiettes, which he put aside and filled in at his convenience.

(Martin Eden, by Jack London)