frame (
http://definr.com/frame)
n 1: a structure supporting or containing something [syn:
framework,
framing]
2: one of a series of still transparent photographs on a strip
of film used in making movies
3: alternative names for the body of a human being; "Leonardo
studied the human body"; "he has a strong physique"; "the
spirit is willing but the flesh is weak" [syn:
human body,
physical body,
material body,
soma,
build,
figure,
physique,
anatomy,
shape,
bod,
chassis,
form,
flesh]
4: a period of play in baseball during which each team has a
turn at bat [syn:
inning]
5: the hard structure (bones and cartilages) that provides a
frame for the body of an animal [syn:
skeletal system,
skeleton,
systema skeletale]
6: the internal supporting structure that gives an artifact its
shape; "the building has a steel skeleton" [syn:
skeleton,
underframe]
v 1: enclose in or as if in a frame; "frame a picture" [syn: {frame
in},
border]
2: enclose in a frame, as of a picture
3: take or catch as if in a snare or trap; "I was set up!";
"The innocent man was framed by the police" [syn:
ensnare,
entrap,
set up]
4: formulate in a particular style or language; "I wouldn't put
it that way"; "She cast her request in very polite
language" [syn:
redact,
cast,
put,
couch]
5: draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
[syn:
outline,
compose,
draw up]