frame up

verb — 3 senses

frame up

verb
1

Business, Construction, Manufacturing To erect the initial walls and roof of (a new building).

2

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

3

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

Derived terms
frame-up, frameup

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