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fry
1. vi. To fail. Said especially of smoke-producing hardware failures. More
generally, to become non-working. Usage: never said of software, only of
hardware and humans. See fried , magic smoke. 2. vt. To cause to fail; to
roach , toast , or hose a piece of hardware. Never used of software or
humans, but compare fried.