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NOUN (1)

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]


VERB (7)

1. avoid (one's assigned duties);
- Example: "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
[syn: fiddle, shirk, shrink from, goldbrick]

2. commit fraud and steal from one's employer;
- Example: "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"

3. play the violin or fiddle;

4. play on a violin;
- Example: "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"

5. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination;
- Example: "She played nervously with her wedding ring"
- Example: "Don't fiddle with the screws"
- Example: "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;
- Example: "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"
- Example: "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
[syn: tamper, fiddle, monkey]

7. try to fix or mend;
- Example: "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"
- Example: "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
[syn: tinker, fiddle]

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