Fry (n.)

  1. English painter and art critic (1866-1934)

    [ Syn: fry , roger fry , roger eliot fry ]

  2. English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)

    [ Syn: fry , christopher fry ]

  3. a young person of either sex; she writes books for children; theyre just kids; `tiddler is a British term for youngster

    [ Syn: child , kid , youngster , minor , shaver , nipper , small fry , tiddler , tike , tyke , nestling ]

    fry (v.)

  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

    [ Syn: electrocute ]

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