Definitions of 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:   commit fraud and steal from one's employer
  • verb:   avoid (one's assigned duties)
  • verb:   play on a violin
    Example: "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"
  • verb:   play the violin or fiddle
  • verb:   try to fix or mend
    Example: "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend"
  • verb:   play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
    Example: "The reporter fiddle with the facts"
  • verb:   manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
    Example: "Don't fiddle with the screws"