Fry

1. (usually in the plural fries) Cut into strips, fried potatoes. Kids love french fries.
2. To cook in hot fat. Don't eat too much fried food.
3. To cook something in hot fat. Fried chicken is a favorite at family picnics.
4. To be executed by the electric chair. He will fry for his crime.
5. To destroy (something, usually electronic) with excessive heat, voltage or current. The electric surge fried my computer.