fry

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

ay, aye, bi, Bligh, buy, by, bye, chai, chi, cry, die, dry, dye, eye, fie, fly, guy, hie, high, Huai, i, I, lie, lye, my, nigh, phi, pi, pie, ply, pry, psi, rye, scythe, shy, sigh, sky, Skye, sly, spry, spy, sty, Tai, Thai, thigh, thy, tie, try, vie, why, wry, wye, xi, Y