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Definition: fiddle
fiddle
n : 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 [syn:
violin]
fiddle
v 1: avoid (one's assigned duties);
“The derelict soldier shirked
his duties” [syn:
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” [syn:
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” [syn:
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” [syn:
tinker]