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fry

1

[frahy]

verb (used with object)

fried, frying 
  1. to cook in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.

  2. Slang.to execute by electrocution in an electric chair.



verb (used without object)

fried, frying 
  1. to undergo cooking in fat or oil.

  2. Slang.to die by electrocution in an electric chair.

noun

plural

fries 
  1. a dish of something fried.

  2. a piece of french-fried potato.

  3. a party or gathering at which the chief food is fried, frequently outdoors.

    a fish fry.

fry

2

[frahy]

noun

plural

fry, fry, fries. 
  1. a young fish.

    a salmon fry.

  2. a young animal of certain other kinds, as frogs and oysters.

  3. a person, especially a young or unimportant one.

    The prime minister had to bank on the cooperation of lesser fry.

Fry

3

[frahy]

noun

  1. Christopher, 1907–2005, English playwright.

fry

1

/ ڰɪ /

verb

  1. to cook or be cooked in fat, oil, etc, usually over direct heat

  2. informal(intr) to be excessively hot

  3. slangto kill or be killed by electrocution, esp in the electric chair

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noun

  1. a dish of something fried, esp the offal of a specified animal

    pig's fry

  2. a social occasion, often outdoors, at which the chief food is fried

  3. informalthe act of preparing a mixed fried dish or the dish itself

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Fry

2

/ ڰɪ /

noun

  1. Christopher . 1907–2005, English dramatist; author of the verse dramas A Phoenix Too Frequent (1946), The Lady's Not For Burning (1948), and Venus Observed (1950)

  2. Elizabeth . 1780–1845, English prison reformer and Quaker

  3. Roger Eliot . 1866–1934, English art critic and painter who helped to introduce the postimpressionists to Britain. His books include Vision and Design (1920) and éԲԱ (1927)

  4. Stephen ( John ). born 1957, British writer, actor, and comedian; his novels include The Liar (1991) and The Stars' Tennis Balls (2000)

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fry

3

/ ڰɪ /

plural noun

  1. the young of various species of fish

  2. the young of certain other animals, such as frogs

  3. young children See also small fry

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Other 51Թ Forms

  • fryable adjective
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fry1

First recorded in 1250–1300; 1925–30 fry 1 for def. 2; Middle English frien, from Anglo-French, Old French frire, from Latin ڰī “to roast”

Origin of fry2

First recorded in 1325–75; Middle English frie, fry “seed, descendant,” perhaps from Old Norse ڰō “s”; cognate with Swedish ڰö, Gothic fraiw “s”
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of fry1

C13: from Old French frire , from Latin ڰī to roast, fry

Origin of fry2

C14 (in the sense: young, offspring): perhaps via Norman French from Old French freier to spawn, rub, from Latin ڰ to rub
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Since 1959, they’ve come for Chinese American classics such as sweet and sour chicken, barbecued pork chow mein, egg rolls, chop suey and shrimp fried rice.

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"The worry is that Nasa may be jumping out of the frying pan, into the fire," says Dr Barber.

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"I will respond to the voters of South Carolina," he told media who were at the fish fry.

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Toss it with fresh lobster chunks, enrobe cutlets with hollandaise and bread crumbs before frying, or make the most luscious broiled oysters you've ever had.

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On the morning of the lunch, Ms Patterson recounted frying off some garlic, shallots and several trays of supermarket-bought mushrooms that had been finely chopped in a food processor.

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