Definition of fry
fried
;frying
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
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Examples of fry in a Sentence
We had fried eggs and ham for breakfast.
We could smell the onions frying.
Origin and Etymology 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
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Definition of fry
fries
1 : a social gathering or picnic where food is fried and eaten a fish fry
2a : a dish of something friedb : french fry —usually used in plural a burger and fries
1833
First Known Use of fry
1833
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Definition of fry
fry
1a : recently hatched or juvenile fishesb : the young of other animals
2 : very small adult fishes
3 : members of a group or class : individuals small fry
Origin and Etymology of fry
Middle English, from Anglo-French frie, from freier, frier to rub, spawn — more at fray
First Known Use: 14th century
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Definition of fry for Students
fry
: a recently hatched or very young fish —usually used in pl. The salmon fry were released into the river.
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