fiddle

Noun
  1. 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 (synset 104544161)
    is a type of: bowed stringed instrument, string - stringed instruments that are played with a bow
    subtypes:
    • amati - a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family
    • guarnerius - a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family
    • strad, stradavarius - a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family
    has:
    same as: violin
Verb
  1. Avoid (one's assigned duties) (synset 202469127)
    "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
    is a type of: avoid - refrain from doing something
    subtypes:
    • scrimshank - British military language: avoid work
    • malinger, skulk - avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill
    • slack - avoid responsibilities and work, be idle
    same as: goldbrick, shirk, shrink from
  2. Commit fraud and steal from one's employer (synset 202297950)
    "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
    is a type of: defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate - appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use
  3. Play the violin or fiddle (synset 201737548)
    referred to in: music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.)
    is a type of: play - perform music on (a musical instrument)
    verb group: fiddle - play on a violin
  4. Play on a violin (synset 201728768)
    "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
    referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
    is a type of: play, spiel - replay (as a melody)
    verb group: fiddle - play the violin or fiddle
  5. 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: diddle, play, toy
  6. Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly (synset 201588939)
    "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
    is a type of: manipulate - hold something in one's hands and move it
    same as: monkey, tamper
  7. Try to fix or mend (synset 200262200)
    "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
    is a type of: bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on - restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
    same as: tinker

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