Meaning & Definition of Fry in English
English⟶
Fry
/fraɪ/
noun
1. English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
synonym:
- Fry,
- Roger Fry,
- Roger Eliot Fry
2. English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
synonym:
- Fry,
- Christopher Fry
3. A young person of either sex
- "She writes books for children"
- "They're just kids"
- "`tiddler' is a british term for youngster"
synonym:
- child,
- kid,
- youngster,
- minor,
- shaver,
- nipper,
- small fry,
- tiddler,
- tike,
- tyke,
- fry,
- nestling
verb
1. Be excessively hot
- "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"
synonym:
- fry
2. Cook on a hot surface using fat
- "Fry the pancakes"
synonym:
- fry
3. Kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
- "The serial killer was electrocuted"
synonym:
- electrocute,
- fry
Examples of using
It was so hot in Australia yesterday that Tom managed to fry an egg on a shovel.
You and I have other fish to fry.
He knows how to fry eggs.