| Fry (fry) |
|---|
| v. t. | (?) |
|---|
| Fry |
| [imp. *** p.
p. Fried (?)] p. pr. *** vb. n.
Frying.] [OE. frien, F. frire, fr. L. frigere to
roast, parch, fry, cf. Gr. &?], Skr. bhrajj. Cf.
Fritter.] |
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.
|
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.
To undergo or cause a disturbing action
accompanied with a sensation of heat.
To be agitated; to be greatly moved.
|
A dish
of anything fried.
A state of excitement; as, to be in a
fry.
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| Fry (fry) |
|---|
| n. | |
|---|
| Fry |
but
cf. also Icel. fræ, frj , seed, Sw. *** Dan.
frö], Goth. fraiw seed, descendants.]
|
The young of any
fish.
A swarm or crowd, especially of little
fishes; young or small things in general.
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