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fry up

fry up noun: a breakfast made of tomatoes, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, baked beans, black pudding, chips, toast and mushrooms (or any combination thereof); full English breakfast.

fry up: a breakfast made of tomatoes, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, baked...
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Noun

fry up (plural fry ups)

  1. (UK, idiomatic) a breakfast made of tomatoes, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, baked beans, black pudding, chips, toast and mushrooms (or any combination thereof); full English breakfast
    • Though fattening, a fry up is without doubt my favourite way to start the day.

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To prepare by frying.
    • I'll just fry up a couple of eggs.

Forms of fry up

Noun
pluralfry ups
alternative formfry-up
Verb
third-person singular presentfries up
present participlefrying up
past participlefried up
pastfried up

Questions about fry up

What does fry up mean?
Fry up means a breakfast made of tomatoes, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, baked beans, black pudding, chips, toast and mushrooms (or any combination thereof); full English breakfast.
What part of speech is fry up?
Fry up can be a noun or a verb.
What is the plural of fry up?
The plural of fry up is fry ups.

Words near fry up in the dictionary

  1. fry pie
  2. fry pies
  3. fry sauce
  4. fry short of a Happy Meal
  5. fry someone's bacon
  6. fry up
  7. fry ups
  8. fry-pan
  9. fry-pans
  10. fry-up
  11. fry-ups

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