• 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"
• 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"

'Fiddle' in other languages