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fried.

Cooked by frying.

5 characters1 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

adj/fɹaɪd/
  1. Cooked by frying.

  2. Fried with the yolk unbroken.

    specifically
    He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled.
  3. Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.

    a bucket of fried chicken
  4. Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.

    colloquial
    It looks like your motherboard is fried.
  5. Stoned; under the influence of drugs.

    slang
    Man, I got totally fried on weed at Chad's party.
  6. Drunk; under the influence of alcohol.

    slang
  7. Extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted.

    slang
    After nearly twelve hours at the office plus a nightmare commute home, I was fried and couldn’t think of anything but sleep.
verb/fɹaɪd/
  1. simple past and past participle of fry

    form-of · participle · past
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