frame-v; 5 Senses

Sense Number 1: enclose in or as if in a frame

Examples:
He decided to frame the picture with an ornate walnut frame.
She framed the windows with garlands of flowers.
A few days ago, the setting sun framed the southern tower.
Your new haircut frames your face beautifully.

Mappings:
VerbNet: butter-9.9,contiguous_location-47.8,fill-9.8
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: frame.01,frame.03
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 1, 2
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
frame_in 1

Sense Number 2: contrive evidence against, set up

Examples:
James Frampton framed the Martyrs on a trumped up charge of administering an unlawful oath.
I swear I didn't do it! I was framed!

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: frame.02
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 3

Sense Number 3: formulate or present with a particular perspective

Examples:
We have not correctly framed the debate on intelligence reform.
Bush framed his Sept. 19 speech in the context of the U.N.'s 1948
Universal Declaration of Human Rights.
Newspapers in different countries framed the bombing event in different ways.
The Chinese agency framed the disease as being a threat to the Chinese population.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: Encoding
PropBank: frame.05
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 4

Sense Number 4: draw up (a legal document)

Examples:
He was a member of a committee which framed the Constitution of Massachusetts.
He drew the Liturgy, and framed the rites.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: frame.05
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 5

Sense Number 5: construct the skeleton of a structure

Examples:
The workers framed the house in just two days.

Mappings:
VerbNet: NM
FrameNet: NM
PropBank: NM
WordNet 3.0 Sense Numbers: 6
WordNet Verb Particle Constructions, Multiword Expressions:
frame_up 1