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Dictionary definition · frame

noun

  1. the framework for a pair of eyeglasses
  2. a single one of a series of still transparent pictures forming a cinema, television or video film
  3. alternative names for the body of a human being"Leonardo studied the human body"
  4. (baseball) one of nine divisions of play during which each team has a turn at bat
  5. a single drawing in a comic strip
  6. an application that divides the user's display into two or more windows that can be scrolled independently

verb

  1. enclose in or as if in a frame"frame a picture"
  2. enclose in a frame, as of a picture
  3. take or catch as if in a snare or trap"I was set up!"
  4. formulate in a particular style or language"I wouldn't put it that way"
  5. make up plans or basic details for"frame a policy"
  6. construct by fitting or uniting parts together

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).