7 definitions found
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fry \Fry\, n. [OE. fri, fry, seed, descendants, cf. OF. froye
spawning, spawn of. fishes, little fishes, fr. L. fricare
tosub (see {Friction}), but cf. also Icel. fr[ae], frj[=o],
seed, Sw. & Dan. fr["o], Goth. fraiw seed, descendants.]
1. (Zo["o]l.) 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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fry \Fry\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Fried}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Frying}.] [OE. frien, F. frire, fr. L. frigere to roast,
parch, fry, cf. Gr. ?, Skr. bhrajj. Cf. {Fritter}.]
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Fry \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. --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.
From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:
Fry
n 1: English painter and art critic (1866-1934) [syn: {Roger Fry},
{Roger Eliot Fry}]
2: English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born
1907) [syn: {Christopher Fry}]
3: a young person of either sex; "she writes books for
children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British
term for youngsters" [syn: {child}, {kid}, {youngster}, {minor},
{shaver}, {nipper}, {small fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke},
{nestling}]
v 1: be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach
for another hour, they'll be fried"
2: cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"
3: kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair; "The serial
killer was electrocuted" [syn: {electrocute}]
From Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001) [jargon]:
fry 1. vi. To fail. Said especially of smoke-producing hardware
failures. More generally, to become non-working. Usage: never said of
software, only of hardware and humans. See {fried}, {magic smoke}. 2.
vt. To cause to fail; to {roach}, {toast}, or {hose} a piece of
hardware. Never used of software or humans, but compare {fried}.
From The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03) [foldoc]:
fry
1. To fail. Said especially of smoke-producing hardware
failures. More generally, to become non-working. Usage:
never said of software, only of hardware and humans. See
{fried}, {magic smoke}.
2. To cause to fail; to {roach}, {toast}, or {hose} a piece of
hardware. Never used of software or humans, but compare
{fried}.
From eng-fra [engfra]:
fry
[friː]
frire