imp vs fry

imp and fry both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
imp	Yes	No	No	No
fry	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, fry is a hypernym of imp; that is, fry is a word with a broader meaning than imp:

Other hypernyms of imp include child, kid, minor, nestling, nipper, shaver, small fry, tiddler, tike, tyke, youngster.

imp (noun)	fry (noun)
one who is playfully mischievous	a young person of either sex
(folklore) fairies that are somewhat mischievous

imp (verb)	fry (verb)
	cook in hot fat or oil
	kill by electrocution, as in the electric chair
	be excessively hot