FRIES

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does fries mean? 

• FRIES (noun)
  The noun FRIES has 1 sense:

1. strips of potato fried in deep fat

  Familiarity information: FRIES used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• FRIES (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Strips of potato fried in deep fat

Classified under:

Nouns denoting foods and drinks

Synonyms:

chips; french-fried potatoes; french fries; fries

Hypernyms ("fries" is a kind of...):

Irish potato; murphy; potato; spud; tater; white potato (an edible tuber native to South America; a staple food of Ireland)

 Context examples 

The test meal was equivalent to someone having a small hamburger, small fries, and a small ice cream shake with fruit, according to the scientists.

(Humans More Unique than Expected When It Comes to Digesting Fatty Meals, U.S. Department of Agriculture)