fry

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1. 1.To undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a kettle of hot fat.
2. 2.To simmer; to boil. [Obs.] With crackling flames a caldron fries. Dryden The frothy billows fry. Spenser.
3. 3.To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat. To keep the oil from frying in the stomach. Bacon.
4. 4.To be agitated; to be greatly moved. [Obs.] What kindling motions in their breasts do fry. Fairfax.
5. 5.A dish of anything fried.
6. 6.A state of excitement; as, to be in a fry. [Colloq.]
7. 7.(Zoöl.) The young of any fish.
8. 8.A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or small things in general. The fry of children young. Spenser. To sever . . . the good fish from the other fry. Milton. We have burned two frigates, and a hundred and twenty small fry. Walpole.

Source: Webster's Unabridged Dictionary, 1913 edition (public domain, via GCIDE / Project Gutenberg).

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• What is to undergo the process of frying; to be subject to the action of heat in a frying pan, or on a griddle, or in a kettle of hot fat called?
• What is to simmer; to boil. [Obs.] With crackling flames a caldron fries. Dryden The frothy billows fry. Spenser called?
• What is to undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat. To keep the oil from frying in the stomach. Bacon called?
• What is to be agitated; to be greatly moved. [Obs.] What kindling motions in their breasts do fry. Fairfax called?
• What is a state of excitement; as, to be in a fry. [Colloq.] called?