Definition of 'fiddle'

Noun

1. bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
      Synonyms: violin

Verb

1. avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
      Synonyms: shirk shrink from goldbrick
2. commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
3. play the violin or fiddle
4. play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
5. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
      Synonyms: toy diddle play
6. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
      Synonyms: tamper monkey
7. try to fix or mend; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
      Synonyms: tinker

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