From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
frying
n 1: cooking in fat or oil in a pan or griddle [syn: frying,
sauteing]
From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Fry \Fry\ (fr[imac]), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Fried (fr[imac]d);
p. pr. & vb. n. Frying.] [OE. frien, F. frire, fr. L.
frigere to roast, parch, fry, cf. Gr. ?, Skr. bhrajj. Cf.
Fritter.]
To cook in a pan or on a griddle (esp. with the use of fat,
butter, or olive oil) by heating over a fire; to cook in
boiling lard or fat; as, to fry fish; to fry doughnuts.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:
Frying \Fry"ing\, n.
The process denoted by the verb fry.
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Frying pan, an iron pan with a long handle, used for frying
meat, vegetables, etc.
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