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F0346800 (frī)v. fried (frīd), fry·ing, fries (frīz) v.tr.1. To cook over direct heat in hot oil or fat.2. Slang To destroy (electronic circuitry) with excessive heat or current: "a power surge to the computer that fried a number of sensitive electronic components" (Erik Sandberg-Diment).v.intr.1. To be cooked in a pan over direct heat in hot oil or fat.2. Slang To undergo execution in an electric chair.n. pl. fries (frīz) 1. A french fry: ordered fries as a side dish.2. A dish of a fried food.3. A social gathering at which food is fried and eaten: a fish fry.

[Middle English frien, from Old French frire, from Latin frīgere.]

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F0346800 (frī)n.1. pl. fry a. A recently hatched fish.b. A young salmon living in fresh water that is older than an alevin and younger than a parr or smolt.c. A young animal of certain other groups, such as frogs.2. pl. fry or fries An individual, especially a young or insignificant person: "These pampered public school boys ... had managed to evade the long prison sentences that lesser fry were serving" (Noel Annan).

[Middle English fri, probably from Anglo-Norman frie, from Old French frier, froyer, to rub, spawn, from Latin fricāre, to rub.]

fry

(fraɪ) vb, fries, frying or fried1. (Cookery) (when: tr, sometimes foll by up) to cook or be cooked in fat, oil, etc, usually over direct heat2. (intr) informal to be excessively hot3. slang chiefly US to kill or be killed by electrocution, esp in the electric chairn, pl fries4. (Cookery) a dish of something fried, esp the offal of a specified animal: pig's fry. 5. (Cookery) US and Canadian a social occasion, often outdoors, at which the chief food is fried6. (Cookery) informal Brit the act of preparing a mixed fried dish or the dish itself[C13: from Old French frire, from Latin frīgere to roast, fry]

fry

(fraɪ) pl n1. (Zoology) the young of various species of fish2. (Zoology) the young of certain other animals, such as frogs3. young children. See also small fry[C14 (in the sense: young, offspring): perhaps via Norman French from Old French freier to spawn, rub, from Latin fricāre to rub]

Fry

(fraɪ) n1. (Biography) Christopher. 1907–2005, English dramatist; author of the verse dramas A Phoenix Too Frequent (1946), The Lady's Not For Burning (1948), and Venus Observed (1950)2. (Biography) Elizabeth. 1780–1845, English prison reformer and Quaker3. (Biography) Roger Eliot. 1866–1934, English art critic and painter who helped to introduce the postimpressionists to Britain. His books include Vision and Design (1920) and Cézanne (1927)4. (Biography) Stephen (John). born 1957, British writer, actor, and comedian; his novels include The Liar (1991) and The Stars' Tennis Balls (2000)

fry¹

(fraɪ)

v. fried, fry•ing, v.t. 1. a. to cook in fat or oil usu. over direct heat. b. to pan-broil: to fry bacon. 2. Slang. to execute by electrocution in an electric chair. v.i. 3. to undergo cooking in fat or oil. 4. Slang. to die by electrocution in an electric chair. n. 5. a dish of fried food. 6. a strip of French-fried potato. 7. a party or gathering at which the chief food is fried, often outdoors: a fish fry. [1250–1300; Middle English < Anglo-French, Old French frire < Latin frīgere to roast] fry′a•ble, adj.

fry²

(fraɪ)

n., pl. fry. 1. the young of fish. 2. the young of various other animals, as frogs. 3. individuals, esp. children: games for the small fry. [1325–75; Middle English frie, fry seed, descendant]

Fry

(fraɪ)

n. Christopher, born 1907, English playwright.

Fry

the young or brood of fishes or other animals or insects, including oysters and bees; people held in contempt collectively—Johnson, 1755. See also brood, swarm.Examples: fry of authors, 1641; of bees [young bees], 1577; of Christmas books, 1861; of Catholics, 1607; of ditches, 1600; of eel spawn; of fish [young], 1389; of foul decays; of gnats, 1613; of islands, 1652; of oysters [young].

fry

Past participle: fried
Gerund: frying

Imperative
fry
fry

Present
I fry
you fry
he/she/it fries
we fry
you fry
they fry

Preterite
I fried
you fried
he/she/it fried
we fried
you fried
they fried

Present Continuous
I am frying
you are frying
he/she/it is frying
we are frying
you are frying
they are frying

Present Perfect
I have fried
you have fried
he/she/it has fried
we have fried
you have fried
they have fried

Past Continuous
I was frying
you were frying
he/she/it was frying
we were frying
you were frying
they were frying

Past Perfect
I had fried
you had fried
he/she/it had fried
we had fried
you had fried
they had fried

Future
I will fry
you will fry
he/she/it will fry
we will fry
you will fry
they will fry

Future Perfect
I will have fried
you will have fried
he/she/it will have fried
we will have fried
you will have fried
they will have fried

Future Continuous
I will be frying
you will be frying
he/she/it will be frying
we will be frying
you will be frying
they will be frying

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been frying
you have been frying
he/she/it has been frying
we have been frying
you have been frying
they have been frying

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been frying
you will have been frying
he/she/it will have been frying
we will have been frying
you will have been frying
they will have been frying

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been frying
you had been frying
he/she/it had been frying
we had been frying
you had been frying
they had been frying

Conditional
I would fry
you would fry
he/she/it would fry
we would fry
you would fry
they would fry

Past Conditional
I would have fried
you would have fried
he/she/it would have fried
we would have fried
you would have fried
they would have fried

fry

To cook food in fat or oil over direct heat.

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	Fry - English painter and art critic (1866-1934)Roger Eliot Fry, Roger FryBloomsbury Group - an inner circle of writers and artists and philosophers who lived in or around Bloomsbury early in the 20th century and were noted for their unconventional lifestyles
	2.	Fry - English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)Christopher Fry
	3.	fry - a young person of either sex; "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"child, kid, minor, nipper, tiddler, youngster, tike, shaver, small fry, nestling, tykechild's body - the body of a human childjuvenile, juvenile person - a young person, not fully developedbairn - a child: son or daughterbuster - a robust childchangeling - a child secretly exchanged for another in infancychild prodigy, infant prodigy, wonder child - a prodigy whose talents are recognized at an early age; "Mozart was a child prodigy"foster child, foster-child, fosterling - a child who is raised by foster parentsscamp, imp, monkey, rapscallion, rascal, scalawag, scallywag - one who is playfully mischievouskiddy - a young childorphan - a child who has lost both parentspeanut - a young child who is small for his agepicaninny, piccaninny, pickaninny - (ethnic slur) offensive term for a Black childposter child - a child afflicted by some disease or deformity whose picture is used on posters to raise money for charitable purposes; "she was the poster child for muscular dystrophy"kindergartener, kindergartner, preschooler - a child who attends a preschool or kindergartensilly - a word used for misbehaving children; "don't be a silly"sprog - a childbambino, toddler, yearling, tot - a young childurchin - poor and often mischievous city childstreet child, waif - a homeless child especially one forsaken or orphaned; "street children beg or steal in order to survive"
Verb	1.	fry - be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"heat up, hot up, heat - gain heat or get hot; "The room heated up quickly"
	2.	fry - cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"cookery, cooking, preparation - the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat; "cooking can be a great art"; "people are needed who have experience in cookery"; "he left the preparation of meals to his wife"cook - transform and make suitable for consumption by heating; "These potatoes have to cook for 20 minutes"frizzle - fry something until it curls and becomes crispdeep-fat-fry - fry in deep fat; "deep-fry the potato chips"griddle - cook on a griddle; "griddle pancakes"pan-fry - fry in a pan; "pan-fry the dumplings"deep-fry, french-fry - cook by immersing in fat; "french-fry the potatoes"stir fry - fry very quickly over high heat; "stir-fry the vegetables in a wok"saute - fry briefly over high heat; "saute the onions"
	3.	fry - kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial killer was electrocuted"electrocutekill - cause to die; put to death, usually intentionally or knowingly; "This man killed several people when he tried to rob a bank"; "The farmer killed a pig for the holidays"

Translations

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fry¹

(frai) verb to cook in hot oil or fat. Shall I fry the eggs or boil them?油煎ˈfrying-pan , (American) ˈfry-pan noun a shallow pan, usually with a long handle, for frying food in. 油炸锅out of the frying-pan into the fire from a difficult or dangerous situation into a worse one. His first marriage was unhappy but his second was even more unhappy – it was a real case of out of the frying-pan into the fire. 跳出油锅又入火炕，才出虎口又进狼窝

fry²

(frai) noun a swarm of young, especially of fish. 鱼苗等small fry unimportant people or things. The local politicians are just small fry.小人物

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have other fish to fry

To have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to. I hope the boss keeps this meeting short—we all have other fish to fry.See also: fish, fry, have, other

bigger fish to fry

More important matters to deal with. I can't worry about that now, I've got bigger fish to fry! I want Chris to help me with this project, but he claims he has bigger fish to fry right now.See also: big, fish, fry

fish to fry

Matters to deal with. Often used in the phrases "bigger fish to fry" or "other fish to fry." I can't deal with this right now, I've got other fish to fry! Susie did bring me the latest report, but I've got bigger fish to fry at the moment.See also: fish, fry

fry the fat out of

To get money out of someone through violence and/or extortion. If you don't pay up, I'll have my men fry the fat out of you, don't you worry. It's time to fry the fat out of you, Stan, because I always get my money, one way or another.See also: fat, fry, of, out

have bigger fish to fry

To have more important or more interesting things to do or attend to. It's really not worth my time. I've got bigger fish to fry! I want Chris to help me with this project, but he claims he has bigger fish to fry right now.See also: big, fish, fry, have

out of the frying pan (and) into the fire

From a bad, stressful, or dangerous situation into one that is even worse. Those poor refugees escaped the famine but ended up in a war zone—out of the frying pan into the fire. I thought my old job was stressful, but my new one is 10 times worse. It's like going out of the frying pan and into the fire.See also: fire, fry, of, out, pan

small fry

1. A small, young child (or children). An allusion to newly hatched fish. Can be singular or plural, and can also be pluralized as "small fries." There's a bouncy castle out the back for the small fry, and we have video games set up in the living room for the older kids. You're still just a small fry. When you're bigger, you can come skateboarding, too.2. By extension, trifling, unimportant, or inconsequential persons or things. I've been trying to raise my concerns about the project, but the company's upper management doesn't listen to small fry like me. The investigations have turned up small fries so far, but I think they're getting closer to the big money laundering scheme.See also: fry, small

better fish to fry

More important matters to deal with. I can't worry about that now, I've got better fish to fry! I want Chris to help me with this project, but he claims he has better fish to fry right now.See also: better, fish, fry

fry up

To use direct heat to cook some food, often in fat or oil. A noun or pronoun can be used between "fry" and "up." Oh, I'm just frying up some bacon for breakfast.See also: fry, up

other fish to fry

Other, more important matters to deal with. I can't worry about that now, I've got other fish to fry! I want Chris to help me with this project, but he claims he has other fish to fry right now.See also: fish, fry, other

fry sauce

A condiment made by combining ketchup and mayonnaise. As the name suggests, it is typically served with French fries. Hey, can you get me some fry sauce, please? I don't like to eat my fries with just ketchup.See also: fry, sauce

vocal fry

A manner of speaking in which one uses their lowest natural register, causing the voice to be breathy or creaky. Why is it that people only seem to care about women's vocal fry? Men do it too!See also: fry

language that could/would fry bacon

Extremely coarse, vulgar, offensive, or profane language. My grandmother was the sweetest lady alive, but when she got angry, she could use language that would fry bacon. I'm usually pretty even-tempered, but as soon as I get behind the wheel of a car I start spouting language that could fry bacon.See also: bacon, could, fry, language, that

go fry an egg

slang Leave me alone; get lost. A: "Yikes, what did you do to your hair?" B: "Oh, go fry an egg!"See also: egg, fry, go

fry something up

to cook something by frying. Let's fry some chicken up for dinner. We fried up some chicken.See also: fry, up

Go chase yourself!

and Go climb a tree!; Go fly a kite!; Go jump in the lake!Inf. Go away and stop bothering me! Bob: Get out of here. Bill! You're driving mecrazy! Go chase yourself'. Bill: What did I do to you? Bob: You're just in the way. Bill: Dad, can I have ten bucks? Father: Go climb a tree! Fred: Stop pestering me, John. Go jump in the lake! John: What did I do? Bob: Well, Bill, don't you owe me some money? Bill: Go fly a kite!See also: chase, go

Go fry an egg!

Go away and stop bothering me! Go away and stop bothering me. Go fry an egg! Get out of my way! Go fry an egg!See also: fry, go

have bigger fish to fry

and have other fish to fry; have more important fish to fryFig. to have other things to do; to have more important things to do. I can't take time for your problem. I have other fish to fry. I won't waste time on your question. I have bigger fish to fry.See also: big, fish, fry, have

language that would fry bacon

Rur. profanity; swearing; curse words. ("Hot" language.) He carried on in language that would fry bacon. I was shocked when I heard that sweet little girl use language that would fry bacon.See also: bacon, fry, language, that

*out of the frying pan (and) into the fire

Fig. from a bad situation to a worse situation. (*Typically: get ~; go ~; jump ~.) When I tried to argue about my fine for a traffic violation, the judge charged me with contempt of court. I really went out of the frying pan into the fire. I got deeply in debt. Then I really got out of the frying pan into the fire when I lost my job.See also: fire, fry, of, out, pan

small fry

1. Lit. newly hatched fish; small, juvenile fish. The catch was bad today. Nothing but small fry. 2. Fig. unimportant people. The police have only caught the small fry. The leader of the gang is still free. You people are just small fry! I want to talk to the boss. 3. Fig. children. Peter's taking the small fry to the zoo. We should take the small fry to the pantomime.See also: fry, small

other fish to fry

Also, better or bigger fish to fry . More important matters to attend to, as in They asked me to help with the decorations, but I have other fish to fry. [Mid-1500s] See also: fish, fry, other

out of the frying pan into the fire

From a bad situation to one that is much worse. For example, After Karen quit the first law firm she went to one with even longer hours-out of the frying pan into the fire . This expression, a proverb in many languages, was first recorded in English in 1528. See also: fire, fry, of, out, pan

small fry

1. Young children, as in This show is not suitable for small fry. 2. Persons of little importance or influence, as in She wasn't about to invite the Washington small fry to the reception. Both usages allude to fry in the sense of "young or small fish." [Late 1800s] See also: fry, small

stew in one's own juice

Suffer the consequences of one's actions, as in He's run into debt again, but this time we're leaving him to stew in his own juice. This metaphoric term alludes to cooking something in its own liquid. Versions of it, such as fry in one's own grease, date from Chaucer's time, but the present term dates from the second half of the 1800s. See also: juice, own, stew

have other fish to fry

have bigger fish to fry

If you have other fish to fry or have bigger fish to fry, you have something more important, interesting, or profitable to do. I didn't pursue it in detail because I'm afraid I had other fish to fry at the time. She tried to avoid wasting time on bureaucratic squabbling. She had bigger fish to fry. Note: This phrase is often varied. For example, if someone has their own fish to fry, they are not interested in doing something because they have business of their own to deal with. Tony comes and goes. He's got his own fish to fry, as they say.See also: fish, fry, have, other

out of the frying pan into the fire

from the frying pan into the fire

If someone has gone out of the frying pan into the fire or from the frying pan into the fire, they have moved from a bad situation to an even worse one. I was hoping to get my career back on track after a bad time at Villa. But as it turned out, I'd gone out of the frying pan into the fire. Having finally left one bad relationship, she jumped from the frying pan into the fire.See also: fire, fry, of, out, pan

have other (or bigger) fish to fry

have other or more important matters to attend to. 1985 Gregory Benford Artifact Kontos can throw a fit back there, chew the rug, anything—it won't matter. His government has bigger fish to fry. See also: fish, fry, have, other

out of the frying pan into the fire

from a bad situation to one that is worse.See also: fire, fry, of, out, pan

have other/bigger fish to ˈfry

(informal) have more important, interesting or useful things to do: He’s not interested in reviewing small provincial exhibitions like this one; he’s got much bigger fish to fry. ♢ So you aren’t coming out with us tonight? I suppose you’ve got other fish to fry.See also: big, fish, fry, have, other

out of the ˈfrying pan (and) into the ˈfire

(saying) out of one situation of danger or difficulty into another (usually worse) one: It was a case of out of the frying pan into the fire: she divorced her husband, who was an alcoholic, and then married another man with the same problem.See also: fire, fry, of, out, pan

ˈsmall fry

(informal) people, groups or businesses that are not considered to be important or powerful: These local companies are only small fry compared to the huge multinationals. OPPOSITE: a big name/noise/shotSee also: fry, small

fry up

v. To prepare or make something by frying: I'll fry up some pancakes for breakfast. They fried some bacon up for the sandwiches.See also: fry, up

fry

1. in. to die in the electric chair. (Underworld.) The DA is determined that you will fry. 2. tv. to execute someone in the electric chair. (Underworld.) They’re gonna fry you for this.

Go chase yourself!

and Go chase your tail! and Go climb a tree! and Go fly a kite! and Go fry an egg! and Go jump in the lake! and Go soak your head! and Go soak yourself! exclam. Beat it!; Go away! Oh, go chase yourself! Go soak your head! You’re a pain in the neck. See also: chase, go

Go fry an egg!

verbSee Go chase yourself!See also: fry, go

small fry

1. n. anything or anyone small or unimportant. (Fry are juvenile fish.) Don’t worry about the small fry. You have to please the fat-cats. 2. n. small children. The small fries have eaten and are getting ready for bed. See also: fry, small

other fish to fry

Informal Other matters to attend to: He declined to come along to the movie, saying he had other fish to fry.See also: fish, fry, other

fish to fry, to have better/bigger/other

To have other, more important matters to attend to. Referring to fish cookery, this term dates from the seventeenth century. “I fear he has other fish to fry,” wrote John Evelyn in his Memoirs (1660). Actually, this term also appeared in an early translation of Rabelais’s Pantagruel (1552) by Motteux, but it did not seem to catch on until later.See also: better, big, fish, have, other

out of the frying pan into the fire

From bad to much worse. This cliché, a proverb in many languages, was already known in the early sixteenth century, appearing in Sir Thomas More’s treatise on heresy (1528), “They lepe lyke a flounder out of the fryenge panne into the fyre.” Shaw used it in one of his cynical remarks: “We shall fall out of the frying-pan of the football club into the fire of the Sunday School” (The Revolutionist’s Handbook, 1903). See also: fire, fry, of, out, pan

better fish to fry

More important things to do. This way of saying that you don't want to waste your time with something (or someone) goes back to 17th-century England. Its French equivalent is “other dogs to whip.” Variations are “other fish to fry” and “better fish to fry.”See also: better, fish, fry

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language that could/would fry bacon

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fry something up

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have bigger fish to fry

language that would fry bacon

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have other fish to fry

have bigger fish to fry

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from the frying pan into the fire

have other (or bigger) fish to fry

out of the frying pan into the fire

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noun English painter and art critic (1866-1934)

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noun English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)

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noun a young person of either sex

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verb be excessively hot

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verb cook on a hot surface using fat

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