frame


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]