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   fry

   /frʌɪ/

   verb

   • 1. cook (food) in hot fat or oil, typically in a shallow pan: "she fried a rasher of bacon, a sausage and a slice of bread"
   • ▪ (of food) be cooked in hot fat or oil: "put half a dozen steaks to fry in a pan"
   • ▪ (of a person) burn or overheat: informal "with the sea and sun and wind you'll fry if you don't take care"
   • 2. destroy: informal "drugs fry the brain"
   • ▪ execute or be executed by electrocution: US "they fry cop killers in Texas"

   noun

   • 1. French fries; chips.
   • 2. a fried dish or meal: "would you like a fry in the morning?"
   • ▪ any of various types of offal, usually eaten fried. British
   • ▪ a social gathering where fried food is served: North American "you'll explore islands and stop for a fish fry"

   Word Origin Middle English: from Old French frire, from Latin frigere.

   Scrabble Points: 9

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