fry

n : a young person of either sex (between birth and puberty);

"she writes books for children"; "they're just kids";

"`tiddler' is a British term for youngsters" [syn: {child},

{kid}, {youngster}, {minor}, {shaver}, {nipper}, {small

fry}, {tiddler}, {tike}, {tyke}, {nestling}]

v 1: be excessively hot; "If the children stay out on the beach

for another hour, they'll be fried"

2: cook on a hot surface using fat; "fry the pancakes"

3: kill by electrocution in the electric chair [syn: {electrocute}]

fry

1. To fail. Said especially of smoke-producing hardware

failures. More generally, to become non-working. Usage:

never said of software, only of hardware and humans. See

{fried}, {magic smoke}.

2. To cause to fail; to {roach}, {toast}, or {hose} a piece of

hardware. Never used of software or humans, but compare

{fried}.