Definition of Fiddle
Fiddle
fid·dle
Definition/Meaning
(verb)
To play a stringed instrument, especially in a casual or improvisational manner.
e.g. The folk musician began to fiddle with her violin during the lively dance.
(noun)
in British usage, the action of cheating someone and obtaining money illegally through deception;
e.g. He and his colleagues planned this fiddle, and they alone must be made to repay the money.
(noun)
a structure such as a railing or a raised rim on the edges of furniture on a boat or ship that prevents things from rolling off;
e.g. The pen rolled and hit the fiddle as the ship tossed about.
(verb)
to play a violin (a fiddle), or to play something such as folk music on a fiddle;
e.g. He was content to fiddle on the stage as everyone else at the party danced.
(verb)
to move one's hands or fingers or fidget with something restlessly; to make minor adjustments to something, or to engage in aimless activity;
e.g. She tends to fiddle with bits of paper as she thinks.
(verb)
to swindle, cheat, or deceive someone, or to manipulate a situation in order to unfairly gain from it;
e.g. She attempted to fiddle the transaction and overcharge the customer, but she was unsuccessful.
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