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fry

/fɹaɪ/noun, verb1 syllable

Fry means: a young person of either sex.

Synonyms for fry22

noun, as in a young person of either sex

child, kid, youngster, minor, shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, nestling

noun, as in English painter and art critic (1866-1934)

Roger Fry, Roger Eliot Fry

noun, as in English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)

Christopher Fry

verb, as in kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair

electrocute

also used for fry

chip, french fry, fry-up, liver, prairie oyster, Rocky Mountain oyster, tendergroin

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What does fry mean?6

noun

1

a young person of either sex“she writes books for children”

2

English painter and art critic (1866-1934)

3

English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)

verb

1

kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair“The serial killer was electrocuted”

2

be excessively hot“If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried”

3

cook in hot fat or oil“fry the pancakes”

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with fry?60

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All 60 rhymes for fry, grouped by syllable

Fry in a sentence

  • Matthew's stir-fry sauce recipe included garlic powder, sesame oil, and soy sauce.Amastan
  • Don't gut those ones, we're just going to fry them like that.frpzzd
  • It's so hot outside, you could fry an egg.jeanne
  • In the meantime, cut the bread into cubes and fry them in hot oil.swagner
  • Believe it or not, she can't even fry an egg.Nylez
  • Would you fry a couple of eggs for me, too?CK
  • It's so hot, you could fry an egg on a car bonnet.sundown
  • He knew he was a small fry, but he had big dreams nonetheless.sabretou

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Forms of fry

as a noun

plural
fries

as a verb

past tense
fried
present participle
frying
third-person singular
fries
past participle
fried