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STIR FRY
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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