Analysis Complete

diddle

/ diddle /
verb

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
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"
Type of:
manipulate
Kinds of:
put out retire
Derived:
twiddler fiddler
See also:
entertain think of toy with flirt with think about
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 2
deprive of by deceit
"He swindled me out of my inheritance"
"She defrauded the customers who trusted her"
"the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
Type of:
cheat rip off chisel
Kinds of:
short-change short
Derived:
bunco bunco game bunko bunko game con
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s whether INFINITIVE
Semantic Complexity
36%
Sense Count
2
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
20
Times Searched
3
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Related Words

manipulate put out retire cheat rip off chisel short-change short