Fry vs. Boil
Difference Between Fry and Boil
Fryverb
A method of cooking food.
Boilnoun
A localized accumulation of pus in the skin, resulting from infection.
Fryverb
(transitive) To cook (something) in hot fat.
I am frying the eggs.Boilnoun
The point at which fluid begins to change to a vapour.
Add the noodles when the water comes to the boil.Fryverb
(intransitive) To cook in hot fat.
The eggs are frying.Boilnoun
A dish of boiled food, especially based on seafood.
Fryverb
To be affected by extreme heat or current.
Boilnoun
The collective noun for a group of hawks.
Fryverb
To suffer because of too much heat.
You'll fry if you go out in this sun with no sunblock on.Boilverb
(transitive) To heat (a liquid) to the point where it begins to turn into a gas.
Boil some water in a pan.Fryverb
To be executed by the electric chair.
He's guilty of murder — he's going to fry.Boilverb
To cook in boiling water.
Boil the eggs for two minutes.Is the rice boiling yet?Fryverb
To destroy (something, usually electronic) with excessive heat, voltage, or current.
If you apply that much voltage, you'll fry the resistor.Boilverb
(intransitive) Of a liquid, to begin to turn into a gas, seethe.
Pure water boils at 100 degrees Celsius.Frynoun
A fried strip of potato.
Boilverb
Said of weather being uncomfortably hot.
It’s boiling outside!Frynoun
A meal of fried sausages, bacon, eggs, etc.
Boilverb
To feel uncomfortably hot. See also seethe.
I’m boiling in here – could you open the window?Frynoun
A state of excitement.
to be in a fryBoilverb
To form, or separate, by boiling or evaporation.
to boil sugar or saltFrynoun
Offspring; progeny; children; brood.
Boilverb
(obsolete) To steep or soak in warm water.
Frynoun
Young fish; fishlings.
Boilverb
To be agitated like boiling water; to bubble; to effervesce.
the boiling waves of the seaFrynoun
(archaic) A swarm, especially of something small.
a fry of childrenBoilverb
To be moved or excited with passion; to be hot or fervid.
His blood boils with anger.Frynoun
The spawn of frogs.
Boilnoun
a painful sore with a hard pus-filled core
Frynoun
A kind of sieve.
Boilnoun
the temperature at which a liquid boils at sea level;
the brought to water to a boilFrynoun
A drain.
Boilverb
come to the boiling point and change from a liquid to vapor;
Water boils at 100 degrees CelsiusFrynoun
English painter and art critic (1866-1934)
Boilverb
cook in boiling liquid;
boil potatoesFrynoun
English dramatist noted for his comic verse dramas (born 1907)
Boilverb
bring to, or maintain at, the boiling point;
boil this liquid until it evaporatesFrynoun
a young person of either sex;
she writes books for childrenthey're just kids`tiddler' is a British term for youngstersBoilverb
be agitated;
the sea was churning in the stormFryverb
be excessively hot;
If the children stay out on the beach for another hour, they'll be friedBoilverb
be in an agitated emotional state;
The customer was seething with angerFryverb
cook on a hot surface using fat;
fry the pancakesFryverb
kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair;
The serial killer was electrocuted
