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deep fry

deep fry is the alternative form of deep-fry.

Meaning of deep-fry

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.

See all 3 meanings of deep-fry

Forms of deep fry

third-person singular presentdeep fries
present participledeep frying
past participledeep fried
pastdeep fried

Questions about deep fry

What is deep fry the alternative form of?
Deep fry is the alternative form of deep-fry.

Words near deep fry in the dictionary

  1. deep freezes
  2. deep fried
  3. deep frier
  4. deep friers
  5. deep fries
  6. deep fry
  7. deep fryer
  8. deep fryers
  9. deep frying
  10. deep funk
  11. deep geological repositories

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