fry

noun

plural fries

1

: a social gathering or picnic where food is fried and eaten

a fish fry

2

a

: a dish of something fried

b

: french fry

—usually plural

a burger and fries

c

: a vegetable prepared in the style of a french fry

—usually plural

carrot fries

Examples of fry in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

The Chicago native, who has worked at The Wiener's Circle for 28 years, dishes out char-dogs, Polish sausages, freshly cut fries with cheddar sauce, and insults. —Arati Menon, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 June 2026

The poblano double burger ($18) has a double smash patty, jack and chihuahua cheese, morita aioli, charred poblanos and fries. —Jenna Thompson june 6, Kansas City Star, 6 June 2026

Behold the kingdom of golden arches, where Big Macs reign supreme, salty fries slide into ubiquitous red containers, and McFlurries dance on taste buds all year long. —James Mercadante, Entertainment Weekly, 4 June 2026

The star of the show is chef Nick Wong's signature savory scallion waffles with sambal honey butter, but the Taiwanese disco fries, Cheeseburger Fried Rice and the crawfish egg foo young are not to be missed. —Melissa Liebling-Goldberg, PEOPLE, 3 June 2026

Word History

First Known Use

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Phrases Containing fry

• air fry
• deep-fry
• fish fry
• fish to fry
• French fry
• fry bread
• fry-up
• Hangtown fry
• pan fry
• small fry
• stir-fry

Rhymes for fry

• ai
• aye
• bae
• bi
• buy
• by
• bye
• chai
• chi
• cry
• die
• dry

Kids Definition

fry

1 of 3 verb

ˈfrī 

fried; frying

: to cook in fat or oil

fry

2 of 3 noun

plural fries

1

: something fried

especially : french fry entry 1

—usually used in plural

steak and fries

2

: a get-together where fried food is eaten

a fish fry

fry

3 of 3 noun

plural fry

1

a

: recently hatched or young fish

b

: the young of animals other than fish

2

: very small adult fish

3

: members of a group or class : individuals

small fry

Etymology

Middle English frien "to fry," from early French frire (same meaning), from Latin frigere "to roast"

Middle English fry "recently hatched fish," from early French frie (same meaning), from freier, frier "to rub, spawn"