fry
1to cook in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.
Slang. to execute by electrocution in an electric chair.
to undergo cooking in fat or oil.
Slang. to die by electrocution in an electric chair.
a dish of something fried.
a piece of french-fried potato.
a party or gathering at which the chief food is fried, frequently outdoors: a fish fry.
Origin of fry
1Other words from fry
- fry·a·ble, adjective
Words that may be confused with fry
- friable, fryable
Words Nearby fry
Other definitions for fry (2 of 3)
a young fish: a salmon fry.
a young animal of certain other kinds, as frogs and oysters.
a person, especially a young or unimportant one: The prime minister had to bank on the cooperation of lesser fry.
Origin of fry
2Other definitions for Fry (3 of 3)
Christopher, 1907–2005, English playwright.
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How to use fry in a sentence
At one of the tables next to me, Zoé, a 23-year-old medical student from Grenoble, gingerly picks up a fry and dips it into a small container of unknown sauce.
It comes with a non-stick fry basket and a recipe guide, and it features an automatic temperature control system and timed cooking with an automatic shutoff feature.
It plans to continue its focus on core products like Big Macs, Quarter Pounders, McNuggets, and fries, which make up about 70% of its menu.
McDonald’s responds to the pandemic with faster drive-thrus, loyalty points, and a new chicken sandwich | Beth Kowitt | November 9, 2020 | FortuneThe machine makes super crispy fries and comes in multiple sizes and models with more cooking functions.
Air fryers that will revolutionize your kitchen | PopSci Commerce Team | October 28, 2020 | Popular-ScienceIf “freedom fries” taught us anything it is that Americans are true innovators in the art of politicization.
Sacramento Report: The Other Coronavirus Bar Problem | Voice of San Diego | July 10, 2020 | Voice of San Diego
This same outlet worked the phrase “engagement to toyboy lover” into the headline of their article on fry.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic | Samantha Allen | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd yes, someone has already called Spencer a “Small fry,” har har.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic | Samantha Allen | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTFor his part, Bratton is disappointed but not surprised that the same narrative is already being mapped onto fry and Spencer.
Freaking Out About Age Gaps in Gay Relationships Is Homophobic | Samantha Allen | January 9, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTfry had previously confirmed the news to his army of followers on Twitter.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age) | Tom Sykes | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTIn October, he traveled to Denver with fry to support his work with LGBT rights organization The Matthew Sheppard Foundation.
Meet Stephen Fry’s Future Husband (Who Is Less Than Half His Age) | Tom Sykes | January 6, 2015 | THE DAILY BEASTThe sailors sometimes use it to fry their meat, for want of butter, and find it agreeable enough.
There was no one who could make such excellent coffee or fry a chicken so golden brown as she.
The Awakening and Selected Short Stories | Kate ChopinIn the meantime, Colonel fry had died suddenly from an accidental fall, and Washington had succeeded to the command.
Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia | Dorothy M. TorpeyI could understand Orma fry's doing it, because she's always wanted to get me out of here ever since the first day.
Summer | Edith WhartonHe's hired Carrick fry's team to take him to Hepburn, but he ain't going to start for another hour.
Summer | Edith Wharton
British Dictionary definitions for fry (1 of 3)
/ (fraɪ) /
(when tr, sometimes foll by up) to cook or be cooked in fat, oil, etc, usually over direct heat
(intr) informal to be excessively hot
slang, mainly US to kill or be killed by electrocution, esp in the electric chair
a dish of something fried, esp the offal of a specified animal: pig's fry
US and Canadian a social occasion, often outdoors, at which the chief food is fried
British informal the act of preparing a mixed fried dish or the dish itself
Origin of fry
1British Dictionary definitions for fry (2 of 3)
/ (fraɪ) /
the young of various species of fish
the young of certain other animals, such as frogs
young children: See also small fry
Origin of fry
2British Dictionary definitions for Fry (3 of 3)
/ (fraɪ) /
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)
Elizabeth . 1780–1845, English prison reformer and Quaker
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 Cézanne (1927)
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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