Frame-up

noun

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Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative spelling of frameup. alt-of, alternative

    "Then he burst into a stream of horrible profanity. "What's the game?" he cried, glaring round him. "Do you think I am easy and that you can play me for a sucker? Is it a frame-up, or what? You've chose the wrong man for a try-on of that sort.""

  2. 2
    an act that incriminates someone on a false charge wordnet

Synonyms

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artificecabalcheatcollusioncomplicityconfederacy

Example

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"Then he burst into a stream of horrible profanity. "What's the game?" he cried, glaring round him. "Do you think I am easy and that you can play me for a sucker? Is it a frame-up, or what? You've chose the wrong man for a try-on of that sort.""

Etymology

Deverbal from frame up.

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