Frame-up Definition

frāmŭp
noun
A falsifying of evidence, testimony, etc. to make an innocent person seem guilty.
Webster's New World
A surreptitious, underhanded, prearranged scheme.
Webster's New World
A contest or deliberation the outcome of which is fraudulently prearranged.
American Heritage
Alternative spelling of frameup.
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verb

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

Wiktionary

To arrange fraudulent evidence to falsely implicate a person of a crime; to frame.

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Other Word Forms of Frame-up

Noun

Singular:
frame-up
Plural:
frame-ups

Frame-up Sentence Examples

  • She was sobbing uncontrollably and he pulled her soaked frame up to him, trying to wrap his raincoat around her shaking body.

  • What is at issue is to explain how and why the Kremlin clique could have risked undertaking so monstrous a frame-up.

  • Steel frames may also be more adjustable, so if you need to be able to move the frame up and down or have sturdy legs on a surface that isn't flat, check for those features.

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Words Starting With

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Words Ending With

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Words Starting With F and Ending With P

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