frying

Variant of fry

fry definition

fry (frī)

transitive verb, intransitive verb fried, frying fry′·ing

  1. to cook or be cooked in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in hot fat or oil
  2. Slang to electrocute or be electrocuted

Etymology: ME frien < OFr frire < L frigere, to fry < IE base *bher-, to bake, roast > Pers birištan, to fry

noun pl. fries

    1. a fried food
    2. fried potatoes
  2. ☆ a social gathering, usually outdoors, at which food is fried and eaten a fish fry

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2009 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
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