fry in English dictionary

  • fry

    Meanings and definitions of "fry"

    • (transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
    • (intransitive) To cook in hot fat.
    • (intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.
    • (intransitive, informal) To be executed by the electric chair.
    • (transitive, informal) To destroy (something, usually electronic) with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
    • (usually in plural fries) (mainly Canada and US) A fried potato.
    • (Irish, UK) A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
    • Young fish.
    • (archaic) A swarm, especially of something small ( a fry of children ).
    • noun
      A kind of sieve.
    • noun
      A drain.
    • noun
      ( usually in plural fries) ( mainly Canada and US) A fried potato.
    • noun
      (Ireland, Britain)
      A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
    • noun
      (colloquial, archaic)
      A state of excitement.
    • noun
      (now chiefly Britain dialectal)
      Offspring; progeny; children; brood.
    • noun
      Young fish; fishlings.
    • noun
      (archaic)
      A swarm, especially of something small ( a fry of children).
    • noun
      (Britain dialectal)
      The spawn of frogs.
    • verb
      (transitive)
      To cook (something) in hot fat.
    • verb
      (intransitive)
      To cook in hot fat.
    • verb
      (intransitive, colloquial)
      To suffer because of too much heat.
    • verb
      (intransitive, informal)
      To be executed by the electric chair.
    • verb
      (transitive, informal)
      To destroy (something, usually electronic) with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
    • To cook in hot fat.
    • A piece or strip of potato that has been (usually deep-fat) fried and is commonly eaten with or as fast food.
    • (to) fry
    • (to) stir fry
    • boil down (in oil)
    • fry (young fish)
    • to cook (something) in hot fat
    • cook in hot fat
    • suffer because of too much heat
    • informal: be executed by the electric chair
    • fried potato
    • young fish
    • noun
      a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
    • verb
      be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"
    • verb
      cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"
    • verb
      kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted"

    Synonyms of "fry" in English dictionary

    nipper, shaver, art critic are the top synonyms of "fry" in the English thesaurus.

    Grammar and declension of fry

    • fry, fried, fries, frying lp  liczba pojedyncza fry, lm  liczba mnoga fries
    • Eggs, tomatoes and mushrooms being fried in a frying pan fry ( third-person singular simple present fries, present participle frying, simple past and past participle fried)
    • fry ( plural  fries)
    • fry (plural fries)
    • fry (third-person singular simple present fries, present participle frying, simple past and past participle fried)
  • Fry

    Meanings and definitions of "fry"

    • proper
      A surname.
    • noun
      English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
    • noun
      English painter and art critic (1866-1934)

    Synonyms of "fry" in English dictionary

    Christopher Fry, Roger Fry, Roger Eliot Fry are the top synonyms of "fry" in the English thesaurus.

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