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}.

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