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STIR FRY

Pronunciation (US):

(GB):

 I. (verb) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Fry very quickly over high heat

Example:

stir-fry the vegetables in a wok

Classified under:

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc.

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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