Definition of "fried" in English

verb

1. simple past and past participle of fry

adjective

1. Cooked by frying.

2. (specifically, of an egg) Fried with the yolk unbroken.

   • He always ate his eggs fried, never scrambled.

3. Cooked in a deep fryer or pressure fryer or the like after being coated (breaded) in batter; compare deep-fried.

   • a bucket of fried chicken
   • 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 electronic equipment) Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.

   • It looks like your motherboard is fried.

5. Stoned; under the influence of drugs.

   • Man, I got totally fried on weed at Chad's party.

6. Drunk; under the influence of alcohol.

7. Extremely tired due to exertion or stress; exhausted.

   • After nearly twelve hours at the office plus a nightmare commute home, I was fried and couldn’t think of anything but sleep.