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fry1 British & World English

cook (food) in hot fat or oil, typically in a shallow pan

fry2 British & World English

young fish, especially when newly hatched

Fry, Christopher British & World English

(1907–2005), English dramatist; full name Christopher Harris Fry. He was known chiefly for his comic verse dramas, especially The Lady’s not for Burning (1948) and Venus Observed (1950)

Fry, Elizabeth British & World English

(1780–1845), English Quaker prison reformer, a leading figure in the early 19th-century campaign for penal reform

Fry, Roger British & World English

(1866–1934), English art critic and painter; full name Roger Eliot Fry. He argued for an aesthetics of pure form, regarding content as incidental

fry-up British & World English

a dish of various types of fried food

dry-fry British & World English

fry (food) in a pan without fat or oil

pan-fry British & World English

fry in a pan in shallow fat

deep-fry British & World English

fry (food) in an amount of fat or oil sufficient to cover it completely

flash-fry British & World English

fry (food) briefly and at a very high temperature

small fry British & World English

insignificant people or things

stir-fry British & World English

fry (meat, fish, or vegetables) rapidly over a high heat while stirring briskly

lamb's fry British & World English

lamb’s offal as food, in particular:

have other or bigger fish to fry in fish1 British & World English

have other (or more important) matters to attend to

frying pan ( also frypan) British & World English

a shallow pan with a long handle, used for cooking food in hot fat or oil

French fries British & World English

potatoes deep-fried in thin strips; chips

Roger Eliot Fry in Fry, Roger British & World English

(1866–1934), English art critic and painter; full name Roger Eliot Fry. He argued for an aesthetics of pure form, regarding content as incidental

Christopher Harris Fry in Fry, Christopher British & World English

(1907–2005), English dramatist; full name Christopher Harris Fry. He was known chiefly for his comic verse dramas, especially The Lady’s not for Burning (1948) and Venus Observed (1950)