English dictionary
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English verb: diddle | |||
| 1. | diddle (social) deprive of by deceit | ||
| Samples | He swindled me out of my inheritance. She defrauded the customers who trusted her. The cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change. | ||
| Examples | They diddle him of all his money | ||
| Synonyms | bunco, con, defraud, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s somebody. Somebody ----s somebody PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | cheat, chisel, rip off | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | short, short-change | ||
| 2. | diddle (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 | fiddle, play, toy | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s PP | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | manipulate | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | put out, retire | ||
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