fry

  1. Verb.  (transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
  2. Verb.  (intransitive) To cook in hot fat.
  3. Verb.  (intransitive, colloquial) To suffer because of too much heat.
  4. Verb.  (intransitive, informal) To be executed by the electric chair.
  5. Verb.  (transitive, informal) To destroy (something, usually electronic) with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
  6. Noun.  (''usually in plural'' '''fries''') (''mainly Canada and US'') A fried potato.
  7. Noun.  (context, Ireland) A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
  8. Noun.  (colloquial, archaic) A state of excitement.
  9. Noun.  (obsolete) Offspring, progeny.
  10. Noun.  Young fish.
  11. Noun.  (archaic) A swarm, especially of something small (''a fry of children'').

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