The difference between Fit up and Frame
When used as verbs, fit up means conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person, whereas frame means to fit, as for a specific end or purpose.
Frame is also noun with the meaning: the structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
check bellow for the other definitions of Fit up and Frame
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Fit up as a verb (criminology, slang):
Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.
Examples:
"The gun was placed in her car in an effort to fit her up."
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Fit up as a verb:
To furnish with suitable things; to prepare; to fit out.
Examples:
"to fit up a room for a guest"
"The shoemaker will fit you up with an fine pair of boots."
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Fit up as a verb (obsolete):
To create a set or performance venue; to make a venue ready for a performance.
Examples:
"We will finish fitting up the stage by the time the show starts."
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Frame as a verb (transitive):
To fit, as for a specific end or purpose; make suitable or comfortable; adapt; adjust.
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Frame as a verb (transitive):
To construct by fitting or uniting together various parts; fabricate by union of constituent parts.
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Frame as a verb (transitive):
To bring or put into form or order; adjust the parts or elements of; compose; contrive; plan; devise.
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Frame as a verb (transitive):
Of a constructed object such as a building, to put together the structural elements.
Examples:
"Once we finish framing the house, we'll hang tin on the roof."
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Frame as a verb (transitive):
Of a picture such as a painting or photograph, to place inside a decorative border.
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Frame as a verb (transitive):
To position visually within a fixed boundary.
Examples:
"The director frames the fishing scene very well."
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Frame as a verb (transitive):
To construct in words so as to establish a context for understanding or interpretation.
Examples:
"How would you frame your accomplishments?"
"The way the opposition has framed the argument makes it hard for us to win."
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Frame as a verb (transitive, criminology):
Conspire to incriminate falsely a presumably innocent person.
Examples:
"The gun had obviously been placed in her car in an effort to frame her."
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Frame as a verb (intransitive, dialectal, mining):
To wash ore with the aid of a frame.
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Frame as a verb (intransitive, dialectal):
To move.
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Frame as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To proceed; to go.
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Frame as a verb (tennis):
To hit (the ball) with the frame of the racquet rather than the strings (normally a mishit).
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Frame as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To strengthen; refresh; support.
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Frame as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To execute; perform.
Examples:
"All have sworn him an oath that they should frame his will on earth."
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Frame as a verb (transitive, obsolete):
To cause; to bring about; to produce.
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Frame as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To profit; avail.
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Frame as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To fit; accord.
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Frame as a verb (intransitive, obsolete):
To succeed in doing or trying to do something; manage.
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Frame as a noun:
The structural elements of a building or other constructed object.
Examples:
"Now that the frame is complete, we can start on the walls."
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Frame as a noun:
Anything composed of parts fitted and united together; a fabric; a structure.
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Frame as a noun:
The structure of a person's body.
Examples:
"His starved flesh hung loosely on his once imposing frame."
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Frame as a noun:
A rigid, generally rectangular mounting for paper, canvas or other flexible material.
Examples:
"The painting was housed in a beautifully carved frame."
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Frame as a noun:
A piece of photographic film containing an image.
Examples:
"A film projector shows many frames in a single second."
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Frame as a noun:
A context for understanding or interpretation.
Examples:
"In this frame, it's easy to ask the question that the investigators missed."
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Frame as a noun (snooker):
A complete game of snooker, from break-off until all the balls (or as many as necessary to win) have been potted.
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Frame as a noun (networking):
An independent chunk of data sent over a network.
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Frame as a noun (bowling):
A set of balls whose results are added together for scoring purposes. Usually two balls, but only one ball in the case of a strike, and three balls in the case of a strike or a spare in the last frame of a game.
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Frame as a noun (horticulture):
A movable structure used for the cultivation or the sheltering of plants.
Examples:
"a forcing-frame; a cucumber frame"
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Frame as a noun (philately):
The outer decorated portion of a stamp's image, often repeated on several issues although the inner picture may change.
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Frame as a noun (philately):
The outer circle of a cancellation mark.
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Frame as a noun (film, animation, video games):
A division of time on a multimedia timeline, such as 1/30th or 1/60th of a second.
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Frame as a noun (Internet):
An individually scrollable region of a webpage.
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Frame as a noun (baseball, slang):
An inning.
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Frame as a noun (engineering, dated, mostly, UK):
Any of certain machines built upon or within framework.
Examples:
"a stocking frame; a lace frame; a spinning frame"
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Frame as a noun (dated):
frame of mind; disposition
Examples:
"to be always in a happy frame"
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Frame as a noun (obsolete):
Contrivance; the act of devising or scheming.
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Frame as a noun (dated, video games):
A stage or level of a video game.
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Frame as a noun (genetics, "reading frame"):
A way of dividing nucleotide sequences into a set of consecutive triplets.
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Frame as a noun (computing):
A form of knowledge representation in artificial intelligence.
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Frame as a noun (mathematics):
A complete lattice in which meets distribute over arbitrary joins.