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Fried vs Grilled - What's the difference?

fried | grilled |

As verbs the difference between fried and grilled

is that fried is past tense of fry while grilled is past tense of grill.

As adjectives the difference between fried and grilled

is that fried is cooked by frying while grilled is cooked on a grill.

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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    grilled

    English

    Etymology 1

    Verb

    (head)
  • (grill)
    • The meat was grilled as this was considered the healthier option.
    She grilled him over his whereabouts the previous night.

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Cooked on a grill.
  • As if cooked on a grill.
    • After a day in the sun, he looked more grilled than his hamburger.

    Etymology 2

    Adjective

    (-)
  • Fitted with a grille.
  • * 1983 , RenĂ© A Bravmann, African Islam?
    • High up, at second-storey level, are small openings cut into the wall and filled with shuttered, grilled windows...