different between fried vs grilled

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /f?a?d/

Verb

fried

1. simple past tense and past participle of fry

Adjective

fried (comparative more fried, superlative most fried)

1. Cooked by frying.
2. (specifically, of an egg) Fried with the yolk unbroken.

3. Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.
   • 2009, Parameswarakuma Mallikarjunan, Michael O. Ngadi, Manjeet S. Chinnan, Breaded Fried Foods, CRC Press (?ISBN), pages 51, section 3.6.1.:

     Innawong et al. (2006) conducted experiments to study the effect of using nitrogen gas on the quality of fried chicken nuggets during pressure frying in terms of moisture retention and reduction in fat […]

   • 2012, Harry W. Lawson, Standards for Fats & Oils, Springer (?ISBN), page 98:

     The level of seasoning is lower when the chicken is to be open kettle fried; this is because the open kettle-fried chicken has a thicker coating of breading than chicken to be pressure fried. […] Gently shake the fry baskets several times to prevent the sticking of chicken pieces to each other, which can cause raw breading spots on the fried chicken.

4. (colloquial, of computer equipment) Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.

5. (slang) stoned; under the influence of drugs

6. (slang) Drunk.
   • 1955, Noël Coward, What's Going to Happen to the Tots?

     The police had to send a squad car / When Daddy got fried on vodka

7. (slang) extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted

Derived terms

Translations

Anagrams

• Efird, Fedir, RIFed, fired, redif

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /???ld/
• Rhymes: -?ld

Etymology 1

From grill +? -ed.

Verb

grilled

1. simple past tense and past participle of grill

   The meat was grilled as this was considered the healthier option.

   She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night.

Adjective

grilled (comparative more grilled, superlative most grilled)

1. Cooked on a grill.
2. As if cooked on a grill.

   After a day in the sun, he looked more grilled than his hamburger.

Translations

Etymology 2

grille +? -ed

Adjective

grilled (not comparable)

1. Fitted with a grille.
   • 1983, René A Bravmann, African Islam

     High up, at second-storey level, are small openings cut into the wall and filled with shuttered, grilled windows […]

Anagrams

• Ridgell