fry

[Fry]

English painter and art critic (1866 1934)

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To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts.

Noun
a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they''re just kids"; "`tiddler'' is a British term for youngsters"

Noun
English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)

Noun
English painter and art critic (1866-1934)

Verb
cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"

Verb
kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted"

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Verb
be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they''ll be fried"


v. t.
To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts.

v. i.
To undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a kettle of hot fat.

v. i.
To simmer; to boil.

v. i.
To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat.

v. i.
To be agitated; to be greatly moved.

n.
The young of any fish.

n.
A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or small things in general.


Fry

Fry , v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fried ; p. pr. & vb. n. Frying.] [OE. frien, F. frire, fr. L. frigere to roast, parch, fry, cf. Gr. , Skr. bhrajj. Cf. Fritter.] To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts.

Fry

Fry, v. i. 1. To undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a kettle of hot fat. 2. To simmer; to boil. [Obs.]
With crackling flames a caldron fries.
The frothy billows fry. Spenser. 3. To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat.
To keep the oil from frying in the stomach.
4. To be agitated; to be greatly moved. [Obs.]
What kindling motions in their breasts do fry.

Fry

Fry, n. [OE. fri, fry, seed, descendants, cf. OF. froye spawning, spawn of. fishes, little fishes, fr. L. fricare tosub (see Friction), but cf. also Icel. fr'91, frj'd3, seed, Sw. & Dan. fr'94, Goth. fraiw seed, descendants.] 1. (Zo'94l.) The young of any fish. 2. A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or small things in general.
The fry of children young.
To sever . . . the good fish from the other fry.
We have burned two frigates, and a hundred and twenty small fry.

To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts.

To undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a kettle of hot fat.

The young of any fish.

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Usage Examples

I like refried beans. That's why I wanna try fried beans, because maybe they're just as good and we're just wasting time. You don't have to fry them again after all.

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