Meaning of fiddle
Definition of fiddle
(noun)
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
(verb)
avoid
(one's
assigned
duties); "The
derelict
soldier
shirked his duties"
commit
fraud
and
steal
from one's employer; "We
found
out that she had been
fiddling
for years"
play
the
violin
or
fiddle
play
on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that
song
very
nicely"
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"
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"
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"
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