frame out
C1 neutral separable transitive
In simple words
Build the basic skeleton or structure of something before adding details.
Literal meaning: To build outward from a central point to create the outer framework.
Meanings
1 C1 neutral
To construct the structural frame or skeleton of a building or room.
"The crew managed to frame out the entire ground floor in a single day."
Grammar: separable
2 C1 neutral
In photography or film: to compose a shot so that a subject or element is excluded from the frame.
"The director framed out the camera crew that had accidentally stepped into the shot."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
Common in construction contexts. In filmmaking, 'frame out' can mean to deliberately exclude something from the camera's frame. In planning contexts, it means to establish a broad outline.
Commonly used with
building room wall plan argument shot
Forms
Base
frame out
I/you/we/they
3rd person
frames out
he/she/it
Past simple
framed out
yesterday
Past participle
framed out
have + pp
-ing form
framing out
continuous
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