fiddle Meaning and Definition

1. n. 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

2. v. try to fix or mend

3. v. play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

4. v. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

5. v. play on a violin

6. v. play the violin or fiddle

7. v. commit fraud and steal from one's employer

8. v. avoid (one's assigned duties)