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fry

Pronunciation: /fɹaɪ/

The English word “fry” has 20 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To cook (something) in hot fat.
  2. To cook in hot fat.
  3. To simmer; to boil.
  4. To suffer because of too much heat.
  5. To execute, or be executed, by the electric chair.
  6. To destroy (something, usually electronic), often with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
  7. To entertain (a person) greatly; to make to laugh thoroughly.
  8. To make a brushwood drain.

noun

  1. A long, thin fried piece of cut potato.
  2. A long, thin fried piece of other foods.
  3. A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
  4. The liver of a lamb.
  5. A lamb or calf testicle.
  6. A state of excitement.
  7. Young fish; fishlings.
  8. Offspring; progeny; children; brood.
  9. A swarm, especially of something small.
  10. The spawn of frogs.
  11. A kind of sieve.
  12. A drain, usually made of brushwood.

Etymology

Inherited from Middle English fryen, borrowed from Old French frire, from Latin frīgō. Cognate with Ancient Greek φρύγω (phrúgō, “to roast, bake”), Sanskrit भृज्जति (bhṛjjati, “to roast, grill, fry”). Replaced native Middle English hirsten, from Old English hierstan (“to fry”). Related to bhurji, bhujia (“fried Indian snacks”).

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