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English to English 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 |  | source: wordnet30
| 2 |
A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit. | | source: webster1913 verb
| 3 |
avoid (one's assigned duties) | | Example: The derelict soldier shirked his duties
source: wordnet30
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commit fraud and steal from one's employer | | Example: We found out that she had been fiddling for years
source: wordnet30
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play the violin or fiddle | | source: wordnet30
| 6 |
play on a violin | | Example: Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely
source: wordnet30
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manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination | | Example: She played nervously with her wedding ring
Don't fiddle with the screws
He played with the idea of running for the Senate
source: wordnet30
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play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly | | Example: Someone tampered with the documents on my desk
The reporter fiddle with the facts
source: wordnet30
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try to fix or mend | | Example: Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right
She always fiddles with her van on the weekend
source: wordnet30
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To play on a fiddle. | | source: webster1913
| 11 |
To play (a tune) on a fiddle. | | source: webster1913
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