Definition of frame noun from the Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary

frame

noun

freɪm

freɪm

border

1 [countable] a strong border or structure of wood, metal, etc. that holds a picture, door, piece of glass, etc. in positiona picture framealuminium window framesI'm going to paint the door frame white.

structure

2 [countable] the supporting structure of a piece of furniture, a building, a vehicle, etc. that gives it its shapethe frame of an aircraft/a car/a bicycleThe bed frame is made of pine. see also climbing frame

of glasses

3 [countable, usually plural] a structure of plastic or metal that holds the lenses in a pair of glassesgold-rimmed frames

person/animal's body

4 [countable, usually singular] the form or structure of a person or animal's bodyto have a small/slender/large frameThe bed was shorter than his six-foot frame.

general ideas

5 [singular] the general ideas or structure that form the background to somethingIn this course we hope to look at literature in the frame of its social and historical context. see also time frame

of film/movie

6 [countable] one of the single photographs that a film or video is made of

of picture story

7 [countable] a single picture in a comic strip

computing

8 [countable] one of the separate areas on an Internet page that you can scroll through (= read by using the mouse to move the text up or down)

in garden

9 [countable] = cold frame

in snooker/bowling

10 [countable] a single section of play in the game of snooker, etc, or in bowlingHe won the first frame easily.

Idioms

be in/out of the frame

be taking part/not taking part in something

We won our match, so we're still in the frame for the championship.