fiddle has definitions from the fields of music,accounting,criminal law
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[ noun ] (music) 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

Used in print

(Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)

Fiddles screeched ; a piano tinkled .

2
[ verb ] try to fix or mend

Synonyms

tinker

Examples

"Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right" "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"

Related terms

repair fiddler

3
[ verb ] avoid (one's assigned duties)

Examples

"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

4
[ verb ] play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

Synonyms

tamper monkey

Examples

"Someone tampered with the documents on my desk" "The reporter fiddle with the facts"

Related terms

manipulate imp

5
[ verb ] (music) play on a violin

Examples

"Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"

Related terms

play music

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[ verb ] (accounting,criminal law) commit fraud and steal from one's employer

Examples

"We found out that she had been fiddling for years"

Related terms

embezzle

7
[ verb ] (music) play the violin or fiddle

Related terms

play music

8
[ verb ] manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

Synonyms

play diddle toy

Examples

"She played nervously with her wedding ring" "Don't fiddle with the screws" "He played with the idea of running for the Senate:

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