The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fry \Fry\ (fr[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fried (fr[imac]d);
   p. pr. & vb. n. Frying.] [OE. frien, F. frire, fr. L.
   frigere to roast, parch, fry, cf. Gr. ?, Skr. bhrajj. Cf.
   Fritter.]
   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.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fry \Fry\, v. i.
   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.
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   2. To simmer; to boil. [Obs.]
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            With crackling flames a caldron fries. --Dryden
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            The frothy billows fry. --Spenser.
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   3. To undergo or cause a disturbing action accompanied with a
      sensation of heat.
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            To keep the oil from frying in the stomach. --Bacon.
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   4. To be agitated; to be greatly moved. [Obs.]
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            What kindling motions in their breasts do fry.
                                                  --Fairfax.
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fry \Fry\, n.
   1. A dish of anything fried.
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   2. A state of excitement; as, to be in a fry. [Colloq.]
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The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

Fry \Fry\, n. [OE. fri, fry, seed, descendants, cf. OF. froye
   spawning, spawn of. fishes, little fishes, fr. L. fricare
   tosub (see Friction), but cf. also Icel. fr[ae], frj[=o],
   seed, Sw. & Dan. fr["o], Goth. fraiw seed, descendants.]
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   1. (Zool.) The young of any fish.
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   2. A swarm or crowd, especially of little fishes; young or
      small things in general.
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            The fry of children young.            --Spenser.
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            To sever . . . the good fish from the other fry.
                                                  --Milton.
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            We have burned two frigates, and a hundred and
            twenty small fry.                     --Walpole.
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WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

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"; "they're just kids"; "`tiddler' is a British term
       for youngster" [syn: child, kid, youngster, minor,
       shaver, nipper, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke,
       fry, nestling]
    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, fry]

The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing (19 January 2023):

fry

   1. To fail.  Said especially of smoke-producing hardware
   failures.  More generally, to become non-working.  Usage:
   never said of software, only of hardware and humans.  See
   fried, magic smoke.

   2. To cause to fail; to roach, toast, or hose a piece of
   hardware.  Never used of software or humans, but compare
   fried.


The Jargon File (version 4.4.7, 29 Dec 2003):

fry


    1. vi. To fail. Said especially of smoke-producing hardware failures. More
    generally, to become non-working. Usage: never said of software, only of
    hardware and humans. See fried, magic smoke.

    2. vt. To cause to fail; to roach, toast, or hose a piece of
    hardware. Never used of software or humans, but compare fried.