noun
plural frames
[count] :the basic structure and shape of the body of a person or animal
[count] :an arrangement of parts that support and form the basic shape of something
[count] :an open structure that holds something (such as glass or a picture)
b frames [plural] :the plastic or metal structure that holds the lenses of eyeglasses
[count] one of the pictures in the series of pictures that make up a film
one of the drawings in the series of drawings that make up a comic strip
[count] computers :a section of a Web page that is like a small separate page :a section of a Web page that has its own scroll bar
[count] Brit :1rack 6 - see also time frame
in the frame
Brit informal :in the position of being considered for something
out of the frame
Brit informal :no longer in the position of being considered for something
verb
frames; framed; framing
[+ obj] to put (something) inside an open structure that holds it :to put (something) in a frame
to be around the edge of (something) - usually used as (be) framed
to produce (something written or spoken)
to make (an innocent person) appear to be guilty of a crime