Noun
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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
Verb
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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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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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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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play on a violin
"Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
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play the violin or fiddle
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commit fraud and steal from one's employer
"We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
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avoid (one's assigned duties)
"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
- shrink from