fry meaning and definition

FRY noun

Definition of Fry (noun)

1. English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
   • synonyms: Roger Eliot Fry, Roger Fry
2. English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
   • synonyms: Christopher Fry
3. a young person of either sex
   • "she writes books for children"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term for youngster"
   • synonyms: child, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster

FRY verb

Definition of fry (verb)

1. be excessively hot
   • "If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be fried"
2. cook on a hot surface using fat
   • "fry the pancakes"
3. kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
   • "The serial killer was electrocuted"
   • synonyms: electrocute