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Fry

/fɹaɪ/ · verb

Meaning

A method of cooking food..

Definitions by Sense

  1. A method of cooking food.
  2. To affect or be affected by extreme heat or current.
  3. (transitive, slang) To entertain (a person) greatly; to make to laugh thoroughly.
  4. (usually in the plural, fries, chiefly Canada and US, cooking) A long, thin fried piece of cut potato.
  5. (by extension, usually in the plural) A long, thin fried piece of other foods.
  6. (Ireland, British, cooking) A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
  7. (Australia, New Zealand, cooking) The liver of a lamb.
  8. (usually in the plural, fries, US, cooking) A lamb or calf testicle.

Example Sentences

This joke is absolutely frying me.
halloumi fries
to be in a fry
it is not possible for man to sever the wheat from the tares, the good fish from the other frie; that must be the Angels Ministery at the end of mortall things.
a fry of children

Synonyms for fry

chipfrench fryfry-upliverprairie oysterRocky Mountain oystertendergrointykeminorchildnestlingtikekidtiddlershaversmall fryyoungsterelectrocutenipper

Antonyms for fry

Related Words

kidtykeshavertikenippersmall frynestlingelectrocuteyoungstertiddlerchildminorbroilerroastsautebakecookcookingbakingtoast

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does fry mean?

Fry means A method of cooking food..

What is a synonym for fry?

Common synonyms include chip, french fry, fry-up, liver.

What is the opposite of fry?

The opposite depends on the specific sense.

How do you use fry in a sentence?

This joke is absolutely frying me.

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