fry vs fry up

fry

verb
  • To cook in hot fat. 

  • To suffer because of too much heat. 

  • To be executed by the electric chair. 

  • To destroy (something, usually electronic) with excessive heat, voltage, or current. 

  • To cook (something) in hot fat. 

noun
  • Young fish; fishlings. 

  • The liver of a lamb. 

  • A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc. 

  • Offspring; progeny; children; brood. 

  • A lamb or calf testicle. 

  • A fried piece of cut potato. 

  • The spawn of frogs. 

  • A kind of sieve. 

  • A drain. 

fry up

verb
  • To prepare by frying. 

noun
  • a breakfast made of tomatoes, scrambled eggs, fried eggs, bacon, sausages, hash browns, baked beans, black pudding, chips, toast and mushrooms (or any combination thereof); full English breakfast 

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