Verb: frame up
- (construction) assemble the structural frame of a building
"They framed up the wooden structure of the house";
- frame
- A conspiracy to falsely incriminate someone
"He claimed his arrest was a frame-up orchestrated by his political enemies";
- setup
Derived forms: framing up, frame-ups, framed up
Type of: build, construct, falsehood, falsification, make
Encyclopedia: Frame-up