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Meaning of fiddle

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  fiddle
      n 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 [syn: {violin}, {fiddle}]
      v 1: avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier
           shirked his duties" [syn: {fiddle}, {shirk}, {shrink from},
           {goldbrick}]
      2: commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out
         that she had been fiddling for years"
      3: play the violin or fiddle
      4: play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
      5: 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" [syn: {toy}, {fiddle}, {diddle}, {play}]
      6: 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" [syn: {tamper},
         {fiddle}, {monkey}]
      7: 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" [syn: {tinker}, {fiddle}]

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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