[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fry \fry\ frimac, v. t. imp.  p. p. fried frimacd;
   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.
   1913 webster
see also:
fried frying fritter 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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.
      1913 webster

   2. to simmer; to boil. obs.
      1913 webster

            with crackling flames a caldron fries. --dryden
      1913 webster

            the frothy billows fry. --spenser.
      1913 webster

   3. to undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a
      sensation of heat.
      1913 webster

            to keep the oil from frying in the stomach. --bacon.
      1913 webster

   4. to be agitated; to be greatly moved. obs.
      1913 webster

            what kindling motions in their breasts do fry.
                                                  --fairfax.
      1913 webster

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

fry \fry\, n.
   1. a dish of anything fried.
      1913 webster

   2. a state of excitement; as, to be in a fry. colloq.
      1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

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. frae, frj=o,
   seed, sw.  dan. fr"o, goth. fraiw seed, descendants.
   1913 webster
   1. zool. the young of any fish.
      1913 webster

   2. a swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or
      small things in general.
      1913 webster

            the fry of children young.            --spenser.
      1913 webster

            to sever . . . the good fish from the other fry.
                                                  --milton.
      1913 webster

            we have burned two frigates, and a hundred and
            twenty small fry.                     --walpole.
      1913 webster
see also:
friction 

[5] : WordNet (r) 2.0

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
see also:
roger fry roger eliot fry christopher fry child kid youngster 
minor shaver nipper small fry tiddler 
tike tyke nestling electrocute 

[6] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

117 moby thesaurus words for "fry":
   loch ness monster, alevin, bake, barbecue, baste, be in heat,
   benthon, benthos, blanch, blaze, bloom, boil, braise, brew, broil,
   brood, brown, burn, casserole, cetacean, choke, clutch, coddle,
   combust, cook, course, cover, culinary masterpiece,
   culinary preparation, curry, devil, dish, do, do to perfection,
   dolphin, entree, farrow, fingerling, fire, fish, flame, flame up,
   flare, flare up, flicker, flush, fricassee, frizz, frizzle,
   game fish, gasp, get, glow, griddle, grill, grilse, hatch, heat,
   incandesce, kipper, litter, main dish, man-eater, man-eating shark,
   marine animal, minnow, minny, nekton, nest, oven-bake, pan,
   pan-broil, panfish, pant, parboil, parch, plankton, poach,
   porpoise, prepare, prepare food, radiate heat, roast, salmon,
   saute, scald, scallop, scorch, sea monster, sea pig, sea serpent,
   sea snake, sear, seethe, shark, shimmer with heat, shirr,
   side dish, simmer, smolder, smolt, smother, spark, spat, spawn,
   sponge, steam, stew, stifle, stir-fry, suffocate, sweat, swelter,
   toast, tropical fish, whale, young

[7] : Jargon File (4.3.1, 29 Jun 2001)

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.


see also:
fried magic smoke roach toast hose 

[8] : The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (27 SEP 03)

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.
     
     
see also:
fried magic smoke roach toast hose 

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