Wiktionary
vb. 1 (context construction English) To erect the initial walls and roof of a new building. 2 To arrange fraudulent evidence to falsely implicate a person of a crime; to frame.
WordNet
v. construct by fitting or uniting parts together [syn: frame]
Wikipedia
Frame Up (, also known as The Falling Man) is a 1968 Italian noir- crime film directed by Emilio Miraglia and starring Henry Silva, Beba Lončar and Keenan Wynn. It was shot in San Francisco. The US version is eight minutes shorter and is also drastically different from the European version, including a different editing and another musical score (provided by Marcel Lawler).
Usage examples of "frame up".
Pushing his mattress onto the floor, he set the metal cot frame up on its side and got to work on the hardware holding it together.
Finally, with a growl, he dropped her hand and picked her petite frame up in his strong, well-muscled arms and carried her to the bed.