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deep-fry

/ˌdiːpˈfɹaɪ/

deep-fry verb: to cook (food) by deep-frying.

deep-fry: to cook (food) by deep-frying
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Verb

deep-fry (third-person singular simple present deep-fries, present participle deep-frying, simple past and past participle deep-fried)

  1. (transitive) To cook (food) by deep-frying.
  2. (Internet, transitive) To alter a photograph using filters and image compression to make it appear strangely colored for a humorous effect.
    • That meme is deep-fried, which is what makes it so funny.

Noun

deep-fry (plural deep-fries)

  1. A heated cooking pan or appliance used to deep-fry foods.

deep-fry meaning in Malay, Indonesian, Thai and Vietnamese

deep-fry in Malay

to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
menggoreng jeluk

deep-fry in Indonesian

to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
goreng rendam

deep-fry in Thai

to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
ทอด tɔ̂ɔt

deep-fry in Vietnamese

to cook by immersing the food in hot fat
chiên rán ngập mỡ

Synonyms of deep-fry

Antonyms

Forms of deep-fry

Verb
third-person singular presentdeep-fries
present participledeep-frying
past participledeep-fried
pastdeep-fried
alternative formdeep fry
alternative formdeepfry
Noun
pluraldeep-fries

Words formed from deep-fry

Words that rhyme with deep-fry

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Questions about deep-fry

What does deep-fry mean?
Deep-fry means to cook (food) by deep-frying.
What is deep-fry in Malay?
Deep-fry in Malay is menggoreng jeluk. See Deep-fry meaning in Malay.
What part of speech is deep-fry?
Deep-fry can be a verb or a noun.
How do you pronounce deep-fry?
Deep-fry is pronounced /ˌdiːpˈfɹaɪ/.
What is the past tense of deep-fry?
The past tense of deep-fry is deep-fried.

Words near deep-fry in the dictionary

  1. deep-frier
  2. deep-friers
  3. deep-fries
  4. deep-froze
  5. deep-frozen
  6. deep-fry
  7. deep-frying
  8. deep-grounded
  9. deep-laid
  10. deep-level
  11. deep-lying

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