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List of meaning for fiddle

to adjust in order to cover a basic flaw or fraud

violin, fiddle(verb)

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

fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick(verb)

avoid (one's assigned duties)

"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

fiddle(verb)

commit fraud and steal from one's employer

"We found out that she had been fiddling for years"

fiddle(verb)

play the violin or fiddle

fiddle(verb)

play on a violin

"Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"

toy, fiddle, diddle, play(verb)

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"

tamper, fiddle, monkey(verb)

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"

tinker, fiddle(verb)

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"

language, behavior, or ideas that are absurd and contrary to good sense

oh, fiddle! I've heard that excuse a thousand times before

an instance of the use of dishonest methods to acquire something of value

the e-mail was another one of those fiddles from some supposed Nigerian millionaire seeking to transfer funds out of his country

to make jerky or restless movements

the executive fiddled with a pen as she impatiently waited for the meeting to begin

to rob by the use of trickery or threats

conscienceless grifters who had spent their lives fiddling the naive

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