Fried

//fɹaɪd// adj, name, verb, slang

adj, name, verb, slang ·Very common ·Middle school level

Definitions

Verb
  1. 1
    simple past and past participle of fry form-of, participle, past
Adjective
  1. 1
    Cooked by frying.
  2. 2
    Fried with the yolk unbroken. specifically

    "He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled."

  3. 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"

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

    "It looks like your motherboard is fried."

  5. 5
    Stoned; under the influence of drugs. slang

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

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  1. 6
    Drunk; under the influence of alcohol. slang

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

  2. 7
    Extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted. slang

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

Adjective
  1. 1
    cooked by frying in fat wordnet
Proper Noun
  1. 1
    A surname.

Synonyms

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gassedblitzedcutfuckered uphighhigh as a kite

Antonyms

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sober

Example

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"Are you going to let this fried chicken go begging?"

Related phrases

American fried potatoesFrench fried potatoFrench fried potatoesFrench-friedGerman fried potatoesSingapore fried noodlesSouthern friedSouthern-friedYangzhou fried ricechicken-friedchicken-fried steakcombination fried rice

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