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stir-fry

Verb

  1. 1

    stir-fry

    To drain most of water from ingredients, put them in a frying pan, and cook them over heat while stirring continuously.

    Korean definition: 물기를 거의 뺀 음식을 불 위에 놓고 이리저리 저으면서 익히다.

    • When roasting beans, roast them over low heat so they don't burn.

    • Mother oiled the frying pan and stir-fried the beef.

  2. 2

    nag; pester

    To irritate another person by pressing him/her annoyingly.

    Korean definition: 사람을 귀찮을 정도로 재촉하며 괴롭히다.

    • The child kept pestering his mother to go to the amusement park.

    • The detective kept grilling the man, pressing him for the same confession over and over.

  3. 3

    get a perm

    (slang) To get a perm to make hair curly.

    Korean definition: (속된 말로) 곱슬곱슬하게 파마하다.

    • My younger sister perms her hair and then straightens it once a month.

    • I got perms so often that my hair got badly damaged.