verb
- to cook food in hot oil or fat
noun
- young fish, especially when newly hatched
- small things or people
Usage: informal
Examples
- She decided to fry the chicken for dinner.
- The eggs were frying in the hot pan.
- The salmon fry swam in shallow water near the shore.
- Thousands of trout fry were released into the lake.
- Don’t worry about the small fry; focus on the main issue.
- The restaurant serves excellent fish and chips with crispy fries.