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fryverb [ I or T ]

uk ​ /fraɪ/ us ​ /fraɪ/

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.

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frynoun [ plural ]

uk ​ /fraɪ/ us ​ /fraɪ/

(Definition of “fry” from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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fryverb [ I/T ]

us ​ /frɑɪ/

› to cook food in hot oil or fat:

[ T ] She was frying eggs and getting the coffee ready.
fried
adjective [ not gradable ] us ​ /frɑɪd/

›

We had fried chicken and mashed potatoes for supper.

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