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fry

1. fry \'fri-\ vb or fried;  or fry.ing [ME frien, fr. OF frire, fr. L 
   frigere; akin to Gk phrygei]n to roast, fry, Skt bhrjjati he roasts : to 
   cook in a pan or on a griddle over a fire esp. with the use of fat  : to 
   undergo frying 
2. fry n or fries pl  1: a dish of something fried  2: a social gathering 
   where food is fried and eaten 
3. fry n or fry [ME, pro. fr. ONF fri, fr. OF frier, froyer to rub, spawn] 
   pl  1a: recently hatched fishes  1b: the young of other animals  2: very 
   small adult fishes  3: members of a group or class {small ~}