Pronunciations (2)
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/fɹaɪd/
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fɹaɪd
Adjective
Cooked by frying.
Fried with the yolk unbroken.
Usage- specifically
- of an egg
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He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled.
Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.
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a bucket of fried chicken
More examples (2)
Innawong et al. (2006) conducted experiments to study the effect of using nitrogen gas on the quality of fried chicken nuggets during pressure frying in terms of moisture retention and reduction in fat […]
The level of seasoning is lower when the chicken is to be open kettle fried; this is because the open kettle-fried chicken has a thicker coating of breading than chicken to be pressure fried. […] Gently shake the fry baskets several times to prevent the sticking of chicken pieces to each other, which can cause raw breading spots on the fried chicken.
Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.
Usage- Colloquial
- of electronic equipment
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It looks like your motherboard is fried.
Optics - totally fried. And let's not even talk about the power supply. You know how expensive this gear is, son?.
Stoned; under the influence of drugs.
Usage- Slang
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Man, I got totally fried on weed at Chad's party.
Drunk; under the influence of alcohol.
Usage- Slang
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The police had to send a squad car / When Daddy got fried on vodka
Extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted.
Usage- Slang
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After nearly twelve hours at the office plus a nightmare commute home, I was fried and couldn’t think of anything but sleep.
Adjective
cooked by frying in fat
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