frame

Definitions of frame in various dictionaries:

noun - the framework for a pair of eyeglasses

noun - a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film

noun - alternative names for the body of a human being

noun - (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat

noun - a single drawing in a comic strip

noun - an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently

noun - a system of assumptions and standards that sanction behavior and give it meaning

noun - the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a frame for the body of an animal

noun - the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its shape

noun - a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror

noun - one of the ten divisions into which bowling is divided

verb - enclose in or as if in a frame

verb - enclose in a frame, as of a picture

verb - take or catch as if in a snare or trap

verb - formulate in a particular style or language

verb - make up plans or basic details for

verb - construct by fitting or uniting parts together

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

To conceive or design: framed an alternate proposal.

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

To put into words; formulate: frame a reply.

To form (words) silently with the lips.

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

Informal.

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

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

To go; proceed.

To manage; contrive.

Something composed of parts fitted and joined together.

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

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

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

Often frames.

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

A cold frame.

A general structure or system: the frame of government.

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

Sports & Games.

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

An inning.

A single picture on a roll of movie film.

The total area of a complete picture in television broadcasting.

A frame-up.

A single step in a sequence of programmed instruction.

Shape; form.

adj - to construct by putting together the various parts [v FRAMED, FRAMING, FRAMES] : FRAMABLE

FRAME - A frame is often a structural system that supports other components of a physical construction and/or steel frame that limits the construction's exte...