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fry I. \ˈfrī\ verb (fried ; fried ; frying ; fries) Etymology: Middle English frien, from Old French frire, from Latin frigere to roast, fry; akin to Greek phrygein to roast, fry, Sanskrit bhṛjjati he roasts transitive verb : to cook in a pan or on a griddle by heating over a fire especially with the use of fat : cook in hot fat < fry fish > — compare broil intransitive verb 1. : to undergo the process of frying : become subject to the action of heat in a frying pan or on a griddle 2. slang : to suffer execution in the electric chair < if I burn, you'll fry along with me — Barton Black > II. noun (-es) 1. a. (1) : a dish of something fried < a mixed fry of … tiny crayfish and squid — P.E.Deutschman > (2) : french fry b. : a social gathering or picnic at which food is fried and eaten < a fish fry > < a steak fry > < organized a fry > c. or fry meat chiefly Midland (1) : a portion of fried meat (2) : meat suitable for frying 2. : an internal part or organ of an animal (as pig's liver, calf's pluck) that is usually eaten fried — usually used in plural 3. : a state of excitement < he was in an awful fry > III. noun (plural fry) Etymology: Middle English frie, fry, probably from Old North French fri, from Old French froyer, frayer, frier to rub, spawn — more at fray 1. a. : young or recently hatched fishes — compare fingerling b. : the young or brood of other animals (as oysters or birds) c. obsolete : human offspring 2. : very small adult fishes; especially : those (as various anchovies) that swim in schools 3. : members of a group or class : persons, individuals — often used disparagingly < a great part of the earth is peopled with these fry — Katherine Mansfield > or with a qualifier indicating smallness, youth, or insignificance < the lesser fry of the expedition march side by side with natives — Gordon Nares > < small fry such as voles and field mice — Douglas Carruthers > < sturdy school shoe for the young fry — Footwear News > < so beautifully illustrated that you and the young fry will read it like a book — Parents' Magazine > IV. intransitive verb : to get very hot or burn as if by being fried < sunbathers frying on the beach > transitive verb 1. : to damage or destroy (as one's brain) by overuse or abuse especially of drugs 2. : to damage (an electronic device or its circuitry) usually beyond repair by overheating especially as a result of unusually high voltage |