# fries

Pronunciation: US say "FRYZ" /fɹaɪz/; UK

## Noun

1. Short for french fries. *(Canada, Philippines, US)* — Ellipsis of french fries.
   - Simple: Short for french fries. It means the long, thin pieces of fried potato.
   - _We ordered a large box of fries to share after the movie._
   - _He salted the fries straight out of the fryer._
3. Plural of fry in its fried-food senses, such as fish fries. Young fish are fry in the plural too. — plural of fry
   - Simple: Plural of fry, as in fish fries. Baby fish are called fry, not fries.
   - _Friday night fish fries are a tradition across Wisconsin._
   - _The firehouse raised money with pancake breakfasts and catfish fries._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of fry. — third-person singular simple present indicative of fry
   - Simple: The form of fry used in the present with he, she, it, or a singular noun such as the dog or water.
   - _The cook fries each batch of dough until it turns golden brown._
   - _My grandmother fries plantains as a side dish for dinner._

Source: DictionaryAI, https://dictionaryai.com/define/fries (written from Wiktionary data, CC BY-SA 4.0: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/).