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to fry
Grammatical Information
Composition
Simple
Action verb
Regular
Present tense
fry
3rd person singular
fries
Present participle
frying
Past simple
fried
Past participle
fried
Examples
He decided to fry the shrimp for the pasta dish.
02
(of food) to be cooked in hot oil or fat
Intransitive
Examples
Once the oil is hot enough, the fries will begin to fry.
03
to become excessively hot, often causing discomfort or injury
Intransitive
Examples
She was so exposed to the sun that she felt like she was frying under its intense heat.
04
to carry out an execution by electrocution
Transitive: to fry a convict
Examples
Some states still use electrocution to fry criminals, though it is becoming less common.
Fry
01
a young person, typically a child or teenager, of any gender
Grammatical Information
Animacy status
Human
Composition
Simple
Countable
Plural form
fries
Examples
The park was filled with fry playing games and laughing together.
02
a very young fish, especially one that has recently hatched
Examples
The pond was full of tiny trout fry in early spring.
Lexical Tree
fried
frier
fryer
fry
