frame-up

1. 1.

   an act that incriminates someone on a false charge

   Synonymssetup

   Broaderfalsification

Questions about frame-up

What does frame-up mean?

frame-up means "an act that incriminates someone on a false charge".

How many syllables are in frame-up?

frame-up has 3 syllables and divides as fra-me--up under the regular spelling rules. It is not in the CMU Pronouncing Dictionary, so that comes from how the word is written rather than from a recorded pronunciation, and no stress or phonetic transcription is claimed for it.

What is another word for frame-up?

Close synonyms include setup. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.