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fiddle
('f/I/d/-/l )

noun (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(noun.artifact)
    Synonym:
    violin
    source: wordnet30
  • A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • avoid (one's assigned duties)(verb.social)
    Synonym:
    goldbrick, shirk, shrink from
    source: wordnet30
  • commit fraud and steal from one's employer(verb.possession)
    source: wordnet30
  • play the violin or fiddle(verb.creation)
    source: wordnet30
  • play on a violin(verb.creation)
    Example:
    Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely.
    source: wordnet30
  • manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination(verb.contact)
    Example:
    Don't fiddle with the screws.
    Synonym:
    diddle, play, toy
    source: wordnet30
  • play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly(verb.contact)
    Example:
    The reporter fiddle with the facts.
    Synonym:
    monkey, tamper
    source: wordnet30
  • try to fix or mend(verb.change)
    Example:
    She always fiddles with her van on the weekend.
    Synonym:
    tinker
    source: wordnet30
  • To play on a fiddle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To play (a tune) on a fiddle.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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