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Fry v. t. (past & past part. fried; pres. part. frying) 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.

Fry v. i.

1.

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.

2.

To simmer; to boil. (Obs.) "With crackling flames a caldron fries." "The frothy billows fry."

3.

To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat. "To keep the oil from frying in the stomach."

4.

To be agitated; to be greatly moved. (Obs.) "What kindling motions in their breasts do fry."

noun

Fry n.

1.

A dish of anything fried.

2.

A state of excitement; as, to be in a fry. (Colloq.)

Fry n.

1.

(Zool.) The young of any fish.

2.

A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or small things in general. "The fry of children young." "To sever... the good fish from the other fry." "We have burned two frigates, and a hundred and twenty small fry."

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"Fry" Quotes from Famous Books

... as far as the intention goes; but all such people want a head over them. They know nothing whatever about system. By the way, can't she fry her bacon without burning it? This is done ...

— A Red Wallflower • Susan Warner

... We must eat her heart out... We'll take off her head, cut her heart out, and fry her liver!" —With the first murders the appetite for blood has been awakened; the women from Paris say that "they have brought tubs to carry away the stumps of the Royal Guards," and at these words others ...

— The Origins of Contemporary France, Volume 2 (of 6) - The French Revolution, Volume 1 (of 3) • Hippolyte A. Taine

... and its author was shortly afterwards appointed lieutenant-colonel of a Virginian regiment, Colonel Fry commanding. Now began that long experience of human stupidity and inefficiency with which Washington was destined to struggle through all the years of his military career, suffering from them, and triumphing in spite of them to a degree unequaled by any other ...

— George Washington, Vol. I • Henry Cabot Lodge

... biscuit in her hand. "This is Hudson Bay hard tack, the stand-by of all western people—Hudson Bay freighters and cowboys, old timers and tenderfeet alike swear by it. See, you moisten it slightly in water, fry it in boiling fat, sugar it and keep hot till served. Thus Hudson Bay hard tack ...

— The Major • Ralph Connor

... the French and Indian War that lasted seven years. Washington now encamped at Great Meadows where he dug rude trenches, which he called Fort Necessity. Supplies of food and ammunition were slow in reaching him. He had been reenforced with troops from the command of Colonel Fry, who had died on the way, and Washington was now made commander of the joint forces of about three ...

— George Washington • Calista McCabe Courtenay

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