Fry

Webster's Dictionary of the English Language

·noun The young of any fish.

II. Fry ·noun A dish of anything fried.

III. Fry ·vi To be agitated; to be greatly moved.

IV. Fry ·noun A state of excitement; as, to be in a fry.

V. Fry ·vi To Simmer; to Boil.

VI. Fry ·vi To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat.

VII. Fry ·noun A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or small things in general.

VIII. Fry ·vi 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.

IX. Fry ·vt To cook in a pan or on a griddle (·esp. with the use of fat, butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts.