fry
//fraɪ//
Verb
fryInfinitive
fryPresent tense
friedPast tense
friedPast participle
fryingPresent participle
friesThird-person singular
1
To cook food in hot oil or fat, typically in a shallow pan.
I like to fry eggs for breakfast.
2
To be cooked in hot oil or fat.
The fish is frying in the pan.
3
(informal) To be destroyed or damaged by heat or electricity.
My laptop fried when I spilled coffee on it.
Noun
1
Young fish, especially recently hatched.
The fry are swimming near the surface of the pond.
2
(plural: fries) A dish of fried food, especially French fries.
I ordered a burger with fries.