fried

1. participlepastsimple past and past participle of fry

comparative more fried · superlative most fried

1. Cooked by frying.
2. specificallyFried with the yolk unbroken.

   He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled.

3. Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.

   a bucket of fried chicken

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   Innawong et al. (2006) conducted experiments to study the effect of using nitrogen gas on the quality of fried chicken nuggets during pressure frying in terms of moisture retention and reduction in fat […]

   2009, Parameswarakuma Mallikarjunan, Michael O. Ngadi, Manjeet S. Chinnan, Breaded Fried Foods, CRC Press, →ISBN, pages 51, section 3.6.1

   The level of seasoning is lower when the chicken is to be open kettle fried; this is because the open kettle-fried chicken has a thicker coating of breading than chicken to be pressure fried. […] Gently shake the fry baskets several times to prevent the sticking of chicken pieces to each other, which can cause raw breading spots on the fried chicken.

   2012, Harry W. Lawson, Standards for Fats & Oils, Springer, page 98

4. colloquialBroken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.

   It looks like your motherboard is fried.

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   Optics - totally fried. And let's not even talk about the power supply. You know how expensive this gear is, son?.

   2004 November 9, Bungie, Halo 2, Microsoft Game Studios, Xbox, level/area: The Heretic

5. slangStoned; under the influence of drugs.

   Man, I got totally fried on weed at Chad's party.

   Synonyms: blazed, high, baked, blazed, blitzed, blown, chemically impaired, chopped

6. slangDrunk; under the influence of alcohol.

   The police had to send a squad car / When Daddy got fried on vodka

   1955, Noël Coward, What's Going to Happen to the Tots?

   Synonyms: inebriated, toasted, Adrian Quist, adrip, aled up, all mops and brooms, arseholed, a sheet in the wind

7. slangExtremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted.

   After nearly twelve hours at the office plus a nightmare commute home, I was fried and couldn’t think of anything but sleep.

   Synonyms: bushed, weary, bleareyed, bleary, bleary-eyed, bone-tired, bushed, tired out

plural Frieds

1. A surname.