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fiddle Definition
(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
(v)
avoid
(
one
''
s
assigned
duties
); "
The
derelict
soldier
shirked
his
duties
"
(v)
commit
fraud
and
steal
from
one
''
s
employer
; "
We
found
out
that
she
had
been
fiddling
for
years
"
(v)
play
the
violin
or
fiddle
(v)
play
on
a
violin
; "
Zuckerman
fiddled
that
song
very
nicely
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
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
"
(v)
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
"
fiddle Synonyms
diddle
fiddle
goldbrick
monkey
play
shirk
shrink from
tamper
tinker
toy
violin
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