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overfry

overfry verb: to fry for too long.

Verb

overfry (third-person singular simple present overfries, present participle overfrying, simple past and past participle overfried)

  1. (transitive) To fry for too long.
    • Also, cooks must be careful not to overfry the egg rolls or the avocado inside will become too hot, turn brown, and taste pretty gross.2010, Todd Wilbur, Top Secret Restaurant Recipes 3

Forms of overfry

third-person singular presentoverfries
present participleoverfrying
past participleoverfried
pastoverfried

Origin of overfry

From over- + fry.

Questions about overfry

What does overfry mean?
Overfry means to fry for too long.
What part of speech is overfry?
Overfry is a verb.
What is the past tense of overfry?
The past tense of overfry is overfried.

Words near overfry in the dictionary

  1. overfrothing
  2. overfroze
  3. overfrozen
  4. overfruited
  5. overfruitful
  6. overfry
  7. overfrying
  8. overfuck
  9. overfucked
  10. overfucking
  11. overfucks

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