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fiddle
verb(fid-dle)
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
Synonyms: diddle, play, toy,
Examples:
Don't fiddle with the screws.
fiddle
noun(fid-dle)
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
Synonyms: violin,
fiddle
verb(fid-dle)
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
Synonyms: monkey, tamper,
Examples:
The reporter fiddle with the facts.
fiddle
verb(fid-dle)
try to fix or mend
Synonyms: tinker,
Examples:
She always fiddles with her van on the weekend.
fiddle
verb(fid-dle)
avoid (one's assigned duties)
Synonyms: goldbrick, shirk, shrink from,
fiddle
verb(fid-dle)
commit fraud and steal from one's employer
fiddle
verb(fid-dle)
play on a violin
Examples:
Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely.
fiddle
verb(fid-dle)
play the violin or fiddle

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