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play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" play the violin or fiddle commit fraud and steal from one''s employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years" avoid (one''s assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" 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 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" 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 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" |
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