Real Dictionary

fry
plural noun: Fries are the same as French fries.
plural noun: Fry are very small, young fish.
verb: When you fry food, you cook it in a pan that contains hot fat or oil.

Fry in American English
Christopher(born Christopher Hammond) 1907-2005; Eng. playwright

fry in American English 1
a fried food
to cook or be cooked in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in hot fat or oil
intransitive verb: to undergo cooking in fat or oil
noun: a dish of something fried
transitive verb: to cook in a pan or on a griddle over direct heat, usually in fat or oil

fry in American English 2
young fish
noun: the young of fish

Fry in British English
noun: Christopher. 1907–2005, English dramatist; author of the verse dramas A Phoenix Too Frequent (1946), The Lady's Not For Burning (1948), and Venus Observed (1950)

fry in British English 1
noun: a dish of something fried, esp the offal of a specified animal
verb: to cook or be cooked in fat, oil, etc, usually over direct heat

fry in British English 2
plural noun: the young of various species of fish

fry in Hospitality
verb: When you fry food, you cook it in a pan that contains hot fat or oil.