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fry

verb [I or T]
 
 
/fraɪ/

Definition

B1 to cook food in hot oil or fat: Fry the mushrooms in a little butter.informal figurative You'll fry (= burn) if you lie in the sun all day.Preparing food using heatPreparing food
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