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stir-fry
[ stur-frahy ]
/ ˈstɜrˌfraɪ /
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verb (used with object), stir-fried, stir-fry·ing.
to cook (food) quickly by cutting into small pieces and stirring constantly in a lightly oiled wok or frying pan over high heat: a common method of Chinese cooking: Stir-fry the shrimp until it is cooked, then add the rice and egg mixture.
noun
a dish of meat, vegetables, etc., that have been cooked over a high heat in a lightly oiled wok or frying pan: A stir-fry with chicken and vegetables is an easy weeknight meal.
adjective
cooked in a lightly oiled wok or frying pan over high heat; stir-fried: This spice blend is made to taste great on all kinds of stir-fry dishes.
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Origin of stir-fry
First recorded in 1955–60
Words nearby stir-fry
stipuliform, stir, stirabout, stir-crazy, stir-fried, stir-fry, stirk, Stirling, Stirling engine, Stirling's formula, Stirlingshire
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How to use stir-fry in a sentence
Once the can was smuggled back to my cell, it became my wok and the stir fry was on.
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My first novel, Stir Fry—I was a student in my second year of my undergraduate degree.
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British Dictionary definitions for stir-fry
stir-fry
/ (ˈstɜːˈfraɪ) /
verb -fries, -frying or -fried
to cook (small pieces of meat, vegetables, etc) rapidly by stirring them in a wok or frying pan over a high heat: used esp for Chinese food
noun plural -fries
a dish cooked in this way
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