to frame up
1
4.9
- phrasal verb
:
construir
- The only discrepancy is that it needs to be framed up and nailed together.
So got a frame up, bolt it together at the bottom.
- So got a frame up, bolt it together at the bottom.
- I still can't get that virtual like frame up perfectly, but you have every media outlet that you've tapped into.
Examples
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And then we can finish the window frame up there, finish all of this, and that will be a great place to stop today, I think.
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So we've got to kind of bend our frame up which straightens the wheel back out.
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So got a frame up, bolt it together at the bottom.
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I'm close to having enough pipe to frame up my shop.
Blog text (28) -
John strains, heaving his giant frame up the rope.
Fiction book (1991) -
The builders will frame up the new house this weekend using wooden beams.
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We're planning to frame up the art installation with metal supports for stability.
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They need to frame up the garden shed before the rain starts so it can dry properly.
Synonyms
∞
1.0
To make something by joining parts or materials
988
2.8
To make something by joining parts, like a model, plan or team
278
1.1
Join two things so they form one piece
239
2.7
Be the parts that form a whole
201
3.5
To build something by joining parts or materials
169
2.9
To put parts together to make something like a machine or toy
89
4.2
To join parts together to make something whole
35
3.2
To build a supporting structure by joining parts
16
5.2
Make something quickly and roughly from things you have
15
4.1
To join parts so they fit tightly and move together
12
4.1
Put things like lights or a tent together quickly to use for a short time
11
6.7
To fit things together so they work well and match
9
3.0
To join people, places, or things so they become connected
1
5.3
To fasten two parts together so they form one piece
To join two pieces by making matching cuts so they fit tightly
To join pieces of wood by fitting one piece's raised parts into another's slots
To make a place bigger or stronger by adding parts
To join parts quickly in a careless, temporary way
To make something quickly and roughly using what is available
How Complex
Surface Forms
Morphology
The sense 'to construct something by fitting or joining parts together' is directly compositional from 'frame' (to assemble structural parts) with the particle 'up' adding a sense of completion or togetherness; this follows common English verb+particle patterns. Because the components map transparently onto the overall meaning and similar constructions exist cross-linguistically, a B1 learner who knows the words would likely infer the MWE meaning.
Etymology
The verb frame up comes from building: workers put the wooden frame up to make the basic structure of a house. That's why frame up means 'to construct' or 'to set up' today.