"framing" in the noun sense
1. framing
formulation of the plans and important details
"the framing of judicial decrees"
2. frame, framing
a framework that supports and protects a picture or a mirror
"the frame enhances but is not itself the subject of attention"
"the frame was much more valuable than the miror it held"
"framing" in the verb sense
1. frame, frame in, border
enclose in or as if in a frame
"frame a picture"
2. frame
enclose in a frame, as of a picture
3. ensnare, entrap, frame, set up
take or catch as if in a snare or trap
"I was set up!"
"The innocent man was framed by the police"
4. frame, redact, cast, put, couch
formulate in a particular style or language
"I wouldn't put it that way"
"She cast her request in very polite language"
5. frame, compose, draw up
make up plans or basic details for
"frame a policy"
6. frame, frame up
construct by fitting or uniting parts together
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