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fiddle

/ fiddle /
verb/noun

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
play on a violin
"Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
Type of:
play spiel
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Domain:
music
verb Sense 2
play the violin or fiddle
Type of:
play
Derived:
violin violinist fiddler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
Domain:
music
verb Sense 3
commit fraud and steal from one''s employer
"We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
Type of:
embezzle defalcate peculate
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something
verb Sense 4
avoid (one''s assigned duties)
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
Type of:
avoid
Kinds of:
scrimshank malinger skulk slack
Derived:
shirking slacking soldiering goofing off goldbricking
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something
noun Sense 5
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
Type of:
bowed stringed instrument string
Kinds of:
Amati Guarnerius Stradavarius Strad
verb Sense 6
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"
Type of:
repair mend fix
Derived:
tinkerer fiddler
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
verb Sense 7
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"
Type of:
manipulate
Derived:
imp scamp monkey rascal rapscallion
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
verb Sense 8
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
Semantic Complexity
100%
Sense Count
8
Total Synonyms
0
Total Relationships
46
Times Searched
3
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play spiel embezzle defalcate peculate avoid scrimshank malinger skulk slack bowed stringed instrument string