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fry

Dictionary definition · Fry

noun

  1. English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
  2. a young person of either sex"she writes books for children"
  3. English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)

verb

  1. be excessively hot"If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"
  2. cook in hot fat or oil"fry the pancakes"
  3. kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair"The serial killer was electrocuted"

Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).