fried
[ frahyd ]
/ fraɪd /
adjective
cooked in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.
Slang.
- drunk; inebriated.
- intoxicated from drugs; high.
- exhausted or incapacitated through intemperance; burned-out.
verb
simple past tense and past participle of fry1.
OTHER WORDS FROM fried
un·fried, adjectiveWords nearby fried
Definition for fried (2 of 3)
Fried
[ freed; German freet ]
/ frid; German frit /
noun
Al·fred Her·mann
[al-frid hur-muh n; German ahl-freyt her-mahn] /ˈæl frɪd ˈhɜr mən; German ˈɑl freɪt ˈhɛr mɑn/,1864–1921,
Austrian writer and journalist: Nobel Peace Prize 1911.
Definition for fried (3 of 3)
fry
1
[ frahy ]
/ fraɪ /
verb (used with object), fried, fry·ing.
to cook in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil.
Slang.
to execute by electrocution in an electric chair.
verb (used without object), fried, fry·ing.
to undergo cooking in fat or oil.
Slang.
to die by electrocution in an electric chair.
noun, plural fries.
Origin of fry
1
1250–1300; 1925–30
for def 2; Middle English
frien < Anglo-French, Old French
frire < Latin
frīgere to fry
OTHER WORDS FROM fry
fry·a·ble, adjectiveWORDS THAT MAY BE CONFUSED WITH fry
friable fryableExample sentences from the Web for fried
British Dictionary definitions for fried (1 of 4)
British Dictionary definitions for fried (2 of 4)
Fry
/ (fraɪ) /
noun
Christopher . 1907–2005, English dramatist; author of the verse dramas A Phoenix Too Frequent (1946), The Lady's Not For Burning (1948), and Venus Observed (1950)
Elizabeth . 1780–1845, English prison reformer and Quaker
Roger Eliot . 1866–1934, English art critic and painter who helped to introduce the postimpressionists to Britain. His books include Vision and Design (1920) and Cézanne (1927)
Stephen (John). born 1957, British writer, actor, and comedian; his novels include The Liar (1991) and The Stars' Tennis Balls (2000)
British Dictionary definitions for fried (3 of 4)
fry
1
/ (fraɪ) /
verb fries, frying or fried
(when tr, sometimes foll by up)
to cook or be cooked in fat, oil, etc, usually over direct heat
(intr) informal
to be excessively hot
slang, mainly US
to kill or be killed by electrocution, esp in the electric chair
noun plural fries
a dish of something fried, esp the offal of a specified animal
pig's fry
US and Canadian
a social occasion, often outdoors, at which the chief food is fried
British informal
the act of preparing a mixed fried dish or the dish itself
Word Origin for fry
C13: from Old French
frire, from Latin
frīgere to roast, fry
British Dictionary definitions for fried (4 of 4)
fry
2
/ (fraɪ) /
pl n
the young of various species of fish
the young of certain other animals, such as frogs
young children
See also small fry
Word Origin for fry
C14 (in the sense: young, offspring): perhaps via Norman French from Old French
freier to spawn, rub, from Latin
fricāre to rub