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 Used in print (Louis Zara, Dark Rider....)Fiddles screeched ; a piano tinkled . Related terms bowed_stringed_instrument strad amati guarnerius fiddlestick chin_rest |
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[ verb ] avoid (one's assigned duties)
Synonyms Examples "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" Related terms |
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[ verb ] play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
Examples "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk" "The reporter fiddle with the facts" Related terms |
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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 |
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