Thesaurus: fry
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.
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Definitions
- 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.
- 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.
- v. i. To simmer; to boil.
- v. i. To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat.
- v. i. To be agitated; to be greatly moved.
- n. The young of any fish.
- n. A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or small things in general.
- n. a young person of either sex
- v. be excessively hot
- v. cook in hot fat or oil
- v. kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair