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| n. (artifact) | 1. fiddle, violin | 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. |
| ~ amati | a violin made by Nicolo Amati or a member of his family. |
| ~ bowed stringed instrument, string | stringed instruments that are played with a bow.; "the strings played superlatively well" |
| ~ chin rest | a rest on which a violinist can place the chin. |
| ~ fiddlestick, violin bow | a bow used in playing the violin. |
| ~ guarnerius | a violin made by a member of the Guarneri family. |
| ~ strad, stradavarius | a violin made by Antonio Stradivari or a member of his family. |
| v. (social) | 2. fiddle, goldbrick, shirk, shrink from | avoid (one's assigned duties).; "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" |
| ~ avoid | refrain from doing something.; "She refrains from calling her therapist too often"; "He should avoid publishing his wife's memories" |
| ~ scrimshank | British military language: avoid work. |
| ~ malinger, skulk | avoid responsibilities and duties, e.g., by pretending to be ill. |
| ~ slack | avoid responsibilities and work, be idle. |
| v. (possession) | 3. fiddle | commit fraud and steal from one's employer.; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years" |
| ~ defalcate, embezzle, malversate, misappropriate, peculate | appropriate (as property entrusted to one's care) fraudulently to one's own use.; "The accountant embezzled thousands of dollars while working for the wealthy family" |
| v. (creation) | 4. fiddle | play the violin or fiddle. |
| ~ music | musical activity (singing or whistling etc.).; "his music was his central interest" |
| ~ fiddle | play on a violin.; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" |
| ~ play | perform music on (a musical instrument).; "He plays the flute"; "Can you play on this old recorder?" |
| v. (creation) | 5. fiddle | play on a violin.; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" |
| ~ music | an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner. |
| ~ spiel, play | replay (as a melody).; "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully" |
| ~ fiddle | play the violin or fiddle. |
| v. (contact) | 6. diddle, fiddle, play, toy | manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination.; "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate" |
| ~ manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it. |
| ~ put out, retire | cause to be out on a fielding play. |
| v. (contact) | 7. fiddle, monkey, tamper | play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly.; "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"; "The reporter fiddle with the facts" |
| ~ manipulate | hold something in one's hands and move it. |
| v. (change) | 8. fiddle, tinker | try to fix or mend.; "Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right"; "She always fiddles with her van on the weekend" |
| ~ bushel, fix, furbish up, mend, repair, doctor, touch on, restore | restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken.; "She repaired her TV set"; "Repair my shoes please" |
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