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fry

 
 
/fraɪ/ verb [I, T]

Definition

to cook something in hot oil or fat or to be cooked in hot oil or fat: Fry the onions in a little butter.
(Definition of fry verb from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

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