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verb

Fry v. t. (past & past part. fried; pres. part. frying) 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 v. i.

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.

To simmer; to boil. (Obs.) "With crackling flames a caldron fries." "The frothy billows fry."

To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat. "To keep the oil from frying in the stomach."

To be agitated; to be greatly moved. (Obs.) "What kindling motions in their breasts do fry."

Fried v. Imp. & p. p. of Fry.

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Etymology of 'Fried'

Collaborative International Dictionary of English 0.48

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"Fried" Quotes from Famous Books

... was fried he tasted a small piece, and while taking some of the sauce heard a buzzing in the air and a voice ...

— Fairy Tales of the Slav Peasants and Herdsmen • Alexander Chodsko

... the old traditions, madame," said Pierquin, as he received a plate of that celebrated thyme soup in which the Dutch and Flemish cooks put little force-meat balls and dice of fried bread. "This is the Sunday soup of our forefathers. Your house and that of my uncle des Racquets are the only ones where we still find this historic soup of the Netherlands. Ah! pardon me, old Monsieur Savaron de Savarus of Tournai makes ...

— The Alkahest • Honore de Balzac

... her might. "There I knew I'd get caught at that old joke. Well you see it's this way. Arizona strawberries are the little red Mexican beans, which we pretty nearly live on out there. And the mountain trout are the strips of bacon that are fried to ...

— The Merriweather Girls and the Mystery of the Queen's Fan • Lizette M. Edholm

... like pouring new life down his throat. Our first business was to get him home and tuck him in, returning and making a second trip of the treasure, and winding up all serene about two in the morning, with Old Dibs sitting up in bed and eating fried eggs. ...

— Wild Justice: Stories of the South Seas • Lloyd Osbourne

... tea, and for that first luncheon we satisfied ourselves with sardines and devilled ham sandwiches. But as we were obliged to cook on that grate for six days, I may as well record now that we grew into expert cooks, attempting eggs in all forms, batter-cakes, hoe cakes, fried mush, bacon, ham, chops, toast, and fried potatoes,—in fact, no woman knows how much she can cook on a common little hard coal grate until three hungry people are dependent on it ...

— At Home with the Jardines • Lilian Bell

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