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| Back | frame noun, verb BrE /freɪm/ NAmE /freɪm/ noun word origin thesaurus example bank border 1 [countable] a strong border or structure of wood, metal, etc. that holds a picture, door, piece of glass, etc. in position a picture frame aluminium window frames I'm going to paint the door frame white. structure 2 [countable] the supporting structure of a piece of furniture, a building, a vehicle, etc. that gives it its shape the frame of an aircraft/a car/a bicycle The bed frame is made of pine. see also climbing frame of glasses 3 [countable, usually plural] a structure of plastic or metal that holds the lenses in a pair of glasses gold-rimmed frames person/animal's body 4 [countable, usually singular] the form or structure of a person or animal's body to have a small/slender/large frame The bed was shorter than his six-foot frame. general ideas 5 [singular] the general ideas or structure that form the background to sth In this course we hope to look at literature in the frame of its social and historical context. see also time frame of film/movie 6 [countable] one of the single photographs that a film or video is made of of picture story 7 [countable] a single picture in a comic strip computing 8 [countable] one of the separate areas on an Internet page that you can scroll through (= read by using the mouse to move the text up or down) in garden 9 [countable] = cold frame in snooker/bowling 10 [countable] a single section of play in the game of snooker, etc, or in bowling He won the first frame easily. be in/out of the ˈframe be taking part/not taking part in sth We won our match, so we're still in the frame for the championship. verb verb forms word origin example bank make border 1 [usually passive] ~ sth to put or make a frame or border around sth The photograph had been framed. Her blonde hair framed her face. He stood there, head back, framed against the blue sky. produce false evidence 2 [usually passive] ~ sb (for sth) to produce false evidence against an innocent person so that people think he or she is guilty fit up He says he was framed. develop plan/system 3 ~ sth (formal) to create and develop sth such as a plan, a system or a set of rules express sth 4 ~ sth to express sth in a particular way You'll have to be careful how you frame the question. framed /BrE ; NAmE / adjective (often in compounds) a framed photograph a timber-framed house (= with a supporting structure of wood) |
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