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Word: fiddle (lookup usage) (lookup stats)


Meaning:

Noun:

  • An adjustment intended to cover up a basic flaw.
  • music The violin when played in any of various traditional styles, as opposed to classical violin.
  • nautical On board a ship or boat, a rail or batten around the edge of a table or stove to prevent objects falling off at sea. (Also ''fiddle rail'')
  • fraud

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Verb:

  • music To play traditional tunes on a violin in a non-classical style.
  • To adjust in order to cover a basic flaw or fraud etc.
  • To play aimlessly.

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