Dictionary definition · fiddle
noun
- 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
verb
- avoid (one's assigned duties)"The derelict soldier shirked his duties"
- commit fraud and steal from one's employer"We found out that she had been fiddling for years"
- play the violin or fiddle
- play on a violin"Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
- manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination"She played nervously with her wedding ring"
- play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly"Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"
- try to fix or mend"Can you tinker with the T.V. set — it's not working right"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).