fiddle

Sense 1 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

Sense 2 verb

avoid (one's assigned duties)

The derelict soldier shirked his duties

Sense 3 verb

commit fraud and steal from one's employer

We found out that she had been fiddling for years

Sense 4 verb

play the violin or fiddle

Sense 5 verb

play on a violin

Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely

Sense 6 verb

manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

She played nervously with her wedding ring

Sense 7 verb

play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

Someone tampered with the documents on my desk

Sense 8 verb

try to fix or mend

Can you tinker with the T.V. set--it's not working right