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stir-fried

stir-fried is the simple past and past participle of stir-fry.

Meaning of stir-fry

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To fry quickly in hot oil whilst constantly stirring, especially in a wok or similar pan.
    • If you try to knock me, you'll get mocked / I'll stir-fry you in my wok1998, “Intergalactic”, performed by Beastie Boys

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Adjective

stir-fried (comparative more stir-fried, superlative most stir-fried)

  1. That has been cooked by stir-frying.

Forms of stir-fried

comparativemore stir-fried
superlativemost stir-fried

Phrases with stir-fried

Questions about stir-fried

What does stir-fried mean?
Stir-fried means that has been cooked by stir-frying.
What is stir-fried the simple past and past participle of?
Stir-fried is the simple past and past participle of stir-fry.
What part of speech is stir-fried?
Stir-fried is an adjective.

Words near stir-fried in the dictionary

  1. stir the pot
  2. stir up
  3. stir up a hornets' nest
  4. stir up the animals
  5. stir-crazy
  6. stir-fried
  7. stir-fried ice cream
  8. stir-fried ice creams
  9. stir-fries
  10. stir-fry
  11. stir-frying

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