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frame-up

frame-up
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [freym uhp]
    • /freɪm ʌp/
    • /freɪm ʌp/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [freym uhp]
    • /freɪm ʌp/

Definitions of frame-up word

  • noun frame-up a fraudulent incrimination of an innocent person. 1
  • noun frame-up plot to incriminate sb innocent 1
  • countable noun frame-up A frame-up is a situation where someone pretends that an innocent person has committed a crime by deliberately lying or inventing evidence. 0
  • noun frame-up a conspiracy to incriminate someone on a false charge 0
  • noun frame-up a plot to bring about a dishonest result, as in a contest 0
  • noun frame-up a falsifying of evidence, testimony, etc. to make an innocent person seem guilty 0

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Origin of frame-up

First appearance:

before 1895
One of the 18% newest English words
1895-1900, Americanism; frame + up, modeled on nominalizations of phrasal verbs, with up as perfective particle

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Parts of speech for Frame-up

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

frame-up popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 40% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.
According to our data about 70% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

Synonyms for frame-up

noun frame-up

  • adjustment — An adjustment is a small change that is made to something such as a machine or a way of doing something.
  • deal — If you say that you need or have a great deal of or a good deal of a particular thing, you are emphasizing that you need or have a lot of it.
  • package — a bundle of something, usually of small or medium size, that is packed and wrapped or boxed; parcel.
  • schedule — a plan of procedure, usually written, for a proposed objective, especially with reference to the sequence of and time allotted for each item or operation necessary to its completion: The schedule allows three weeks for this stage.
  • agreement — An agreement is a formal decision about future action which is made by two or more countries, groups, or people.

Antonyms for frame-up

noun frame-up

  • disagreement — the act, state, or fact of disagreeing.
  • concealment — Concealment is the state of being hidden or the act of hiding something.
  • simplicity — the state, quality, or an instance of being simple.
  • modesty — the quality of being modest; freedom from vanity, boastfulness, etc.
  • hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.

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