I. ˈfrī verb
( fried ; fry·ing )
Etymology: Middle English frien, from Anglo-French frire, from Latin frigere to roast; akin to Greek phrygein to roast, fry, Sanskrit bhṛjjati he roasts
Date: 13th century
transitive verb
1. : to cook in a pan or on a griddle over heat especially with the use of fat
2. slang : electrocute 1
3. : to damage or destroy (an electrical device or its circuitry) by overheating especially as a result of unusually high voltage
intransitive verb
1. : to undergo frying
2. : to get very hot or burn as if being fried
bodies fry ing on the beach
II. noun
( plural fries )
Date: 1833
1. : a social gathering or picnic where food is fried and eaten
a fish fry
2.
a. : a dish of something fried
b. : french fry — usually used in plural
a burger and fries
III. noun
( plural fry )
Etymology: Middle English, Anglo-French frie, from freier, frier to rub, spawn — more at fray
Date: 14th century
1.
a. : recently hatched or juvenile fishes
b. : the young of other animals
2. : very small adult fishes
3. : members of a group or class : individuals
small fry