- fry⇄fry (1), verb, fried,frying,noun, pl.fries.
- fry⇄fry (2), noun, pl.fry.
1a. young fishes.
Ex. salmon fry.
b. the young of other creatures produced in very large numbers, such as oysters or shellfish.
2. small adult fish living together in large groups or schools.
3. youn - fry⇄noun 1. a dish of something fried.
Ex. Cook promises a little fry for supper (Dickens).
2. an outdoor social gathering at which food is fried and eaten.
Ex. a fish fry.
3. Often, fries.
(Dialect.) any one of various inter - fry⇄v.i. 1. to be cooked in hot fat or oil, especially in a pan over a flame.
Ex. These fish are small and will soon fry.
2. (Figurative.) to burn with strong feeling or emotion.
Ex. I let him fry in his own fat.
3. (Obsolete.) (of - fry⇄v.t. to cook in hot fat or oil in a deep or shallow pan, often over a flame.
Ex. She is frying potatoes.