Definitions for fryfraɪ
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
fryfraɪ(v.)fried, fry•ing
(v.t.)to cook in fat or oil usu. over direct heat. to pan-broil:
to fry bacon.
Category: Cooking
Slang. to execute by electrocution in an electric chair.
Category: Status (usage)
(v.i.)to undergo cooking in fat or oil.
Category: Cooking
Slang. to die by electrocution in an electric chair.
Category: Status (usage)
(n.)a dish of fried food.
Category: Cooking
a strip of French-fried potato.
Category: Common Vocabulary, Cooking
a party or gathering at which the chief food is fried, often outdoors:
a fish fry.
Origin of fry:
1250–1300; ME < AF, OF frire < L frīgere to roast
fry′a•ble(adj.)
fryfraɪ(n.)(pl.)fry.
the young of fish.
Category: Zoology
the young of various other animals, as frogs.
Category: Zoology
individuals, esp. children:
games for the small fry.
Origin of fry:
1325–75; ME frie, fry seed, descendant
Fryfraɪ(n.)
Christopher, born 1907, English playwright.
Category: Biography
Princeton's WordNet
Fry, Roger Fry, Roger Eliot Fry(noun)
English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
Fry, Christopher Fry(noun)
English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, fry, nestling(verb)
a young person of either sex
"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
fry(verb)
be excessively hot
"If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"
fry(verb)
cook on a hot surface using fat
"fry the pancakes"
electrocute, fry(verb)
kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
"The serial killer was electrocuted"
Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary
fry(verb)ɪ
to cook in hot oil
Fry the onions for a minute or two.; the smell of fish frying
Webster Dictionary
Fry(verb)
to cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts
Fry(verb)
to undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a kettle of hot fat
Fry(verb)
to simmer; to boil
Fry(verb)
to undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat
Fry(verb)
to be agitated; to be greatly moved
Fry(noun)
the young of any fish
Fry(noun)
a swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or small things in general
The New Hacker's Dictionary
fry
1. vi. To fail. Said especially of smoke-producing hardware failures. More generally, to become non-working. Usage: never said of software, only of hardware and humans. See fried, magic smoke. 2. vt. To cause to fail; to roach, toast, or hose a piece of hardware. Never used of software or humans, but compare fried.
Translations for fry
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
fry(noun)
a swarm of young, especially of fish.
- klein vissiesAfrikaans
- صِغار السَّمَكArabic
- дребосъкBulgarian
- filhotePortuguese (BR)
- potěrCzech
- die FischbrutGerman
- småfisk; fiskeyngelDanish
- κοπάδιGreek
- alevinesSpanish
- kalamaimudEstonian
- دسته ماهی های کوچکFarsi
- kalanpoikasparviFinnish
- fretinFrench
- דגיגיםHebrew
- मछली के बहुत छोटे-छोटे बच्चेHindi
- sitna riba iz mrijestaCroatian
- apróhalHungarian
- teriIndonesian
- smáfiskar/-seyðiIcelandic
- avannotti*, pesciolini*Italian
- 幼魚の群れJapanese
- 치어Korean
- mailiusLithuanian
- (zivju) mazuļiLatvian
- anak ikanMalay
- jonge vissenDutch
- småfisk, yngel, småkrypNorwegian
- narybekPolish
- دسته ماهی های کوچکPersian
- چیچیانPashto
- plevuşcăRomanian
- малькиRussian
- rybia násadaSlovak
- drobne ribiceSlovenian
- mlađSerbian
- småfisk, gli, yngelSwedish
- ลูกปลาThai
- yavru sürüsüTurkish
- 魚苗等Chinese (Trad.)
- малькиUkrainian
- مچھلیوں کے نوزائیدہ یا چھوٹے بچےUrdu
- cá bộtVietnamese
- 鱼苗等Chinese (Simp.)
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