Fiddle (Verb)
Meaning 1
Play the violin or fiddle.
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 2
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".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.
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Meaning 3
Avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties".
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Verbs of political and social activities and events.
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Meaning 4
Commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years".
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Verbs of buying, selling, owning.
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Meaning 5
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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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..
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Meaning 6
Play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely".
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Verbs of sewing, baking, painting, performing.
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Meaning 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".
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Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging.