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fry

20 ENTRIES FOUND:

1fry

verb \ˈfrī\
friedfry·ing

Definition of FRY

transitive verb
1
: to cook in a pan or on a griddle over heat especially with the use of fat
2
slang : electrocute 1
3
: to damage or destroy (an electrical device or its circuitry) by overheating especially as a result of unusually high voltage
intransitive verb
1
: to undergo frying
2
: to get very hot or burn as if being fried <bodies frying on the beach>

Examples of FRY

  1. We had fried eggs and ham for breakfast.
  2. We could smell the onions frying.

Origin of FRY

Middle English frien, from Anglo-French frire, from Latin frigere to roast; akin to Greek phrygein to roast, fry, Sanskrit bhṛjjati he roasts
First Known Use: 13th century

Rhymes with FRY

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