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English noun: fiddle | |||
| 1. | fiddle (artifact) 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 | ||
| Synonyms | violin | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bowed stringed instrument, string | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | Amati, Guarnerius, Strad, Stradavarius | ||
| Part holonym | chin rest, fiddlestick, violin bow | ||
English verb: fiddle | |||
| 1. | fiddle (social) avoid (one's assigned duties) | ||
| Samples | The derelict soldier shirked his duties. | ||
| Synonyms | goldbrick, shirk, shrink from | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | avoid | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | malinger, scrimshank, skulk, slack | ||
| 2. | fiddle (possession) commit fraud and steal from one's employer | ||
| Samples | We found out that she had been fiddling for years. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate | ||
| 3. | fiddle (creation) play the violin or fiddle | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play | ||
| Verb group | fiddle | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| 4. | fiddle (creation) play on a violin | ||
| Samples | Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | play, spiel | ||
| Verb group | fiddle | ||
| Domain category | music | ||
| 5. | fiddle (contact) manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination | ||
| Samples | She played nervously with her wedding ring. Don't fiddle with the screws. He played with the idea of running for the Senate. | ||
| Synonyms | diddle, play, toy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | manipulate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | put out, retire | ||
| 6. | fiddle (contact) play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly | ||
| Samples | Someone tampered with the documents on my desk. The reporter fiddle with the facts. | ||
| Synonyms | monkey, tamper | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | manipulate | ||
| 7. | fiddle (change) try to fix or mend | ||
| Samples | Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right. She always fiddles with her van on the weekend. | ||
| Synonyms | tinker | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | bushel, doctor, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on | ||
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