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fry

verb
\ ˈfrī How to pronounce fry (audio) \
fried; frying

Definition of fry

 (Entry 1 of 4)

transitive verb

1 : to cook in a pan or on a griddle over heat especially with the use of fat
2 slang : electrocute sense 2
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

fry

noun (1)
plural fries

Definition of fry (Entry 2 of 4)

1 : a social gathering or picnic where food is fried and eaten a fish fry
2a : 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

fry

noun (2)
plural fry

Definition of fry (Entry 3 of 4)

1a : recently hatched or juvenile fishes
b : the young of other animals
2 : very small adult fishes
3 : members of a group or class : individuals small fry

Fry

biographical name
\ ˈfrī How to pronounce Fry (audio) \

Definition of Fry (Entry 4 of 4)

Christopher 1907–2005 English dramatist

Examples of fry in a Sentence

Verb

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

First Known Use of fry

Verb

13th century, in the meaning defined at transitive sense 1

Noun (1)

1833, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Noun (2)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

History and Etymology for fry

Verb

Middle English frien, from Anglo-French frire, from Latin frigere to roast; akin to Greek phrygein to roast, fry, Sanskrit bhṛjjati he roasts

Noun (2)

Middle English, from Anglo-French frie, from freier, frier to rub, spawn — more at fray entry 2

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fry

verb
How to pronounce Fry (audio)

English Language Learners Definition of fry

: to cook (food) in fat or oil

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fry

verb
\ ˈfrī How to pronounce fry (audio) \
fried; frying

Kids Definition of fry

 (Entry 1 of 3)

: to cook in fat

fry

noun
plural fries

Kids Definition of fry (Entry 2 of 3)

: french fry

fry

noun
plural fry

Kids Definition of fry (Entry 3 of 3)

: a recently hatched or very young fish —usually used in pl. The salmon fry were released into the river.

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