Fried vs Boiled - What's the difference?
fried | boiled |
(fry)
Cooked by frying.
(specifically, of an egg) Being fried with the yolk unbroken.
(colloquial, of computer equipment) Broken as a result of excessive heat or an electrical surge.
(slang) stoned; under the influence of drugs
(boil)
Cooked in boiling water.
(of water) having reached the boiling point
(colloquial) angry
(colloquial) drunk
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)Adjective
(en adjective)- He always ate his eggs fried , never scrambled.
- It looks like your motherboard is fried .
- ''Man, I got totally fried on weed at Chad's party.'
