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STIR FRY

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does stir fry mean? 

STIR FRY (verb)
  The verb STIR FRY has 1 sense:

1. fry very quickly over high heatplay

  Familiarity information: STIR FRY used as a verb is very rare.


 Dictionary entry details 


STIR FRY (verb)


Sense 1

Meaning:

Fry very quickly over high heat

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

Context example:

stir-fry the vegetables in a wok

Hypernyms (to "stir fry" is one way to...):

fry (cook on a hot surface using fat)

Domain category:

cookery; cooking; preparation (the act of preparing something (as food) by the application of heat)

Sentence frames:

Something ----s
Somebody ----s something

Sentence example:

The chefs stir fry the vegetables


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