| Fry 1. (v. t.) 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. 2. (v. i.) 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. 3. (v. i.) To simmer; to boil. 4. (v. i.) To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a sensation of heat. 5. (v. i.) To be agitated; to be greatly moved. 6. (n.) The young of any fish. 7. (n.) A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or small things in general. Thesaurus Entries Loch Ness monster, alevin, bake, barbecue, baste, be in heat, benthon, benthos, blanch, blaze, bloom, boil, braise, brew, broil, brood, brown, burn, casserole, cetacean, choke, clutch, coddle, combust, cook, course, cover, culinary masterpiece, culinary preparation, curry, devil, dish, do, do to perfection, dolphin, entree, farrow, fingerling, fire, fish, flame, flame up, flare, flare up, flicker, flush, fricassee, frizz, frizzle, game fish, gasp, get, glow, griddle, grill, grilse, hatch, heat, incandesce, kipper, litter, main dish, man-eater, man-eating shark, marine animal, minnow, minny, nekton, nest, oven-bake, pan, pan-broil, panfish, pant, parboil, parch, plankton, poach, porpoise, prepare, prepare food, radiate heat, roast, salmon, saute, scald, scallop, scorch, sea monster, sea pig, sea serpent, sea snake, sear, seethe, shark, shimmer with heat, shirr, side dish, simmer, smolder, smolt, smother, spark, spat, spawn, sponge, steam, stew, stifle, stir-fry, suffocate, sweat, swelter, toast, tropical fish, whale, young |