diddle

Verb
  1. Deprive of by deceit (synset 202578034)
    "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"
    is a type of: cheat, chisel, rip off - deprive somebody of something by deceit
    subtypes: short, short-change - cheat someone by not returning him enough money
    same as: bunco, con, defraud, goldbrick, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize
  2. Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination (synset 201589199)
    "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
    is a type of: manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it
    subtypes: put out, retire - cause to be out on a fielding play
    same as: fiddle, play, toy

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