Thesaurus: fry

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1. v. t. 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.
2. v. i. 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.
3. v. i. To simmer; to boil.
4. v. i. To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat.
5. v. i. To be agitated; to be greatly moved.
6. n. The young of any fish.
7. n. A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or small things in general.
8. n. a young person of either sex
9. v. be excessively hot
10. v. cook in hot fat or oil
11. v. kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
12. 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. 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. Dryden The frothy billows fry. Spenser. 3. To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat. To keep the oil from frying in the stomach. Bacon. 4. To be agitated; to be greatly moved. [Obs.] What kindling motions in their breasts do fry. Fairfax. 1. A dish of anything fried. 2. A state of excitement; as, to be in a fry. [Colloq.] 1. (Zoöl.) 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. Spenser. To sever . . . the good fish from the other fry. Milton. We have burned two frigates, and a hundred and twenty small fry. Walpole.