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Fried vs Boiled - What's the difference?

fried | boiled |

As verbs the difference between fried and boiled

is that fried is past tense of fry while boiled is past tense of boil.

As adjectives the difference between fried and boiled

is that fried is cooked by frying while boiled is cooked in boiling water.

fried

English

Verb

(head)
  • (fry)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Cooked by frying.
  • (specifically, of an egg) Being fried with the yolk unbroken.
  • He always ate his eggs fried , never scrambled.
  • (colloquial, of computer equipment) Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.
  • It looks like your motherboard is fried .
  • (slang) stoned; under the influence of drugs
  • ''Man, I got totally fried on weed at Chad's party.'

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    boiled

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (boil)
  • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Cooked in boiling water.
  • (of water) having reached the boiling point
  • (colloquial) angry
  • (colloquial) drunk
  • Derived terms

    * boiled egg * hard boiled * soft boiled

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