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fid·dle    Audio Help   [fid-l] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -dled, -dling.
–noun
1.a musical instrument of the viol family.
2.violin: Her aunt plays first fiddle with the state symphony orchestra.
3.Nautical. a small ledge or barrier raised in heavy weather to keep dishes, pots, utensils, etc., from sliding off tables and stoves.
4.British Informal. swindle; fraud.
–verb (used without object)
5.to play on the fiddle.
6.to make trifling or fussing movements with the hands (often fol. by with): fiddling with his cuffs.
7.to touch or manipulate something, as to operate or adjust it; tinker (often fol. by with): You may have to fiddle with the antenna to get a clear picture on the TV.
8.to waste time; trifle; dally (often fol. by around): Stop fiddling around and get to work.
9.British Informal. to cheat.
–verb (used with object)
10.to play (a tune) on a fiddle.
11.to trifle or waste (usually used with away): to fiddle time away.
12.Bookbinding. to bind together (sections or leaves of a book) by threading a cord through holes cut lengthwise into the back.
13.British Informal.
a.to falsify: to fiddle the account books.
b.to cheat: to fiddle the company out of expense money.
14.fine as a fiddle, South Midland and Southern U.S. fiddle (def. 15).
15.fit as a fiddle, in perfect health; very fit: The doctor told him he was fit as a fiddle. Also, as fit as a fiddle.
16.play second fiddle. second fiddle.

[Origin: bef. 1000; ME; OE fithele (c. G Fiedel, D vedel, OHG fidula) prob. < VL *vītula (cf. viol, viola1), perh. deriv. of L vītulārī to rejoice]
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fid·dle    Audio Help   (fĭd'l)  Pronunciation Key 
n.  
    1. A violin.
    2. A member of the violin family.
  1. Nautical A guardrail used on a table during rough weather to prevent things from slipping off.
  2. Informal Nonsensical, trifling matters: "There are things that are important/beyond all this fiddle" (Marianne Moore).
  3. The act or an instance of cheating or swindling; a fraud.

v.   fid·dled, fid·dling, fid·dles

v.   intr.
  1. To play a violin.
    1. To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous fashion.
    2. To occupy oneself in an aimless or desultory way: liked to fiddle with all the knobs and dials.
    3. To meddle or tamper: a reporter who fiddled with the facts.
  2. To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one's employer.

v.   tr.
  1. To play (a tune) on a violin.
  2. To cheat or swindle.
  3. To alter or falsify (accounts, for example) for dishonest gain.

Phrasal Verb(s):
fiddle away
To waste or squander: fiddled away the morning with unnecessary tasks.

[Middle English fidle, from Old English fithele.]

fid'dler n.
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fiddle  (n.)
O.E. fiðele, related to O.N. fiðla, M.Du. vedele, Ger. Fiedel, all probably from M.L. vitula "stringed instrument," perhaps related to L. vitularia "celebrate joyfully," from Vitula, Roman goddess of joy and victory, who probably, like her name, originated among the Sabines. The verb is from 1377; the fig. sense of "to act idly" is from 1530. The word has been relegated to colloquial usage by its more proper cousin, violin (q.v.), a process encouraged by phraseology such as fiddlestick (15c., originally "the bow of a fiddle;" meaning "nonsense" is from 1621) and fiddle-faddle (1577), which is unrelated, being a reduplication of obsolete faddle "to trifle." Fiddler's Green first recorded 1825, from sailors' slang. Fiddler crab is from 1714. Fiddle-head "one with a head as hollow as a fiddle" is from 1887. Fit as a fiddle is from 1616.

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fiddle

noun
1. 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 [syn: violin

verb
1. avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties" 
2. commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years" 
3. play the violin or fiddle 
4. play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely" 
5. 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" [syn: toy
6. 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" [syn: tamper
7. 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" [syn: tinker

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fiddle1 [ˈfidl] noun
a violin
Example: She played the fiddle.
Arabic: كَمان، رَبابَه
Chinese (Simplified): 小提琴
Chinese (Traditional): 小提琴
Czech: housle
Danish: violin
Dutch: viool
Estonian: viiul
Finnish: viulu
French: violon
German: die Geige
Greek: βιολί
Hungarian: hegedű
Icelandic: fiðla
Indonesian: biola
Italian: violino
Japanese: バイオリン
Korean: 바이올린
Latvian: vijole
Lithuanian: smuikas
Norwegian: fele, fiolin
Polish: skrzypce
Portuguese (Brazil): violino
Portuguese (Portugal): violino
Romanian: vioară
Russian: скрипка
Slovak: husle
Slovenian: gosli
Spanish: violín
Swedish: fiol
Turkish: keman
fiddle2 [ˈfidl] noun
a dishonest business arrangement
Example: He's working a fiddle over his taxes.
Arabic: تَحايُل، غِش
Chinese (Simplified): 欺骗行为
Chinese (Traditional): 欺騙行為
Czech: podfuk
Danish: svindel; fupnummer
Dutch: knoeierij
Estonian: sobi
Finnish: petkutus
French: combine
German: die Unterschlagung
Greek: κομπίνα
Hungarian: csalás
Icelandic: svindl
Indonesian: kecurangan
Italian: imbroglio, truffa
Japanese: ごまかし
Korean: 속임수
Latvian: blēdība; krāpšana
Lithuanian: sukčiavimas, klastojimas
Norwegian: svindel, fusk
Polish: kombinacja
Portuguese (Brazil): burla
Portuguese (Portugal): aldrabice
Romanian: escrocherie
Russian: мошенничество
Slovak: podfuk
Slovenian: goljufija
Spanish: estafa, trampa
Swedish: fiffel, fusk
Turkish: sahtekârlık, yolsuzluk
fiddle1 [ˈfidl] verb
to play a violin
Example: He fiddled while they danced.
Arabic: يَعْزِف على الكَمان
Chinese (Simplified): 拉提琴
Chinese (Traditional): 拉提琴
Czech: hrát na housle
Danish: spille violin
Dutch: fiedelen
Estonian: viiulit mängima
Finnish: soittaa viulua
French: jouer du violon
German: geigen
Greek: παίζω βιολί
Hungarian: hegedül
Icelandic: leika á fiðlu
Indonesian: main biola
Italian: suonare il violino
Japanese: バイオリンをひく
Korean: 바이올린을 켜다
Latvian: spēlēt vijoli
Lithuanian: smuikuoti
Norwegian: spille fele
Polish: grać na skrzypcach
Portuguese (Brazil): tocar violino
Portuguese (Portugal): tocar violino
Romanian: a cânta la vioară
Russian: играть на скрипке
Slovak: hrať na husliach
Slovenian: gosti (na gosli)
Spanish: tocar el violín
Swedish: spela fiol
Turkish: keman çalmak
fiddle2 [ˈfidl] verb
(with with) to make restless, aimless movements
Example: Stop fiddling with your pencil!
Arabic: يَعْبَثُ بِ
Chinese (Simplified): (胡乱)摆弄
Chinese (Traditional): (胡亂)擺弄
Czech: hrát si (s)
Danish: lege
Dutch: friemelen
Estonian: näperdama
Finnish: hypistellä
French: tripoter
German: herumspielen
Greek: παίζω, κουνιέμαι νευρικά
Hungarian: babrál
Icelandic: fitla, fikta
Indonesian: bermain-main
Italian: gingillarsi
Japanese: もてあそぶ
Korean: (손가락으로 …을) 만지작거리다
Latvian: niekoties; blēņoties
Lithuanian: žaisti
Norwegian: fingre med, leke med, plukke på
Polish: bawić się (bezmyślnie)
Portuguese (Brazil): remexer
Portuguese (Portugal): brincar
Romanian: a se juca cu
Russian: теребить
Slovak: hrať sa
Slovenian: igračkati se
Spanish: juguetear
Swedish: fingra på, leka med
Turkish: oynayıp durmak
fiddle3 [ˈfidl] verb
to manage (money, accounts etc) dishonestly
Example: She has been fiddling the accounts for years.
Arabic: يَتَلاعَب في الحِسابات
Chinese (Simplified): 弄虚作假
Chinese (Traditional): 弄虛作假
Czech: švindlovat
Danish: fuske; svindle
Dutch: knoeien
Estonian: (arveid) võltsima
Finnish: väärentää
French: traficoter
German: unterschlagen
Greek: κάνω κομπίνα, μαγειρεύω (μτφ.)
Hungarian: meghamisít, manipulál (vmivel)
Icelandic: draga sér fé
Indonesian: mengkorup
Italian: truffare; falsificare
Japanese: ごまかす
Korean: 속이다, 조작하다
Latvian: blēdīties; krāpties
Lithuanian: sukčiauti, klastoti
Norwegian: fuske, *sjonglere, *manipulere med
Polish: kombinować
Portuguese (Brazil): burlar
Portuguese (Portugal): aldrabar
Romanian: a face mişculaţii (cu)
Russian: подделывать
Slovak: švindľovať
Slovenian: poneverjati
Spanish: falsificar, amañar, manipular
Swedish: fiffla, fuska
Turkish: üzerinde oynamak, para sızdırmak
See also: fiddler crab, on the fiddle

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fiddle

Another name for the violin; fiddle is the more common term for the instrument as played in folk music and bluegrass.


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Fiddle

Fad"dle\, v. i. [Cf. Fiddle, Fiddle-faddle.] To trifle; to toy. -- v. t. To fondle; to dandle. [Prov. Eng.] --Halliwell.
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Fid"dle\, n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi?ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi?la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. Viol.]

1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.

2. (Bot.) A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.

3. (Naut.) A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad weather. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Fiddle beetle (Zo["o]l.), a Japanese carabid beetle (Damaster blaptoides); -- so called from the form of the body.

Fiddle block (Naut.), a long tackle block having two sheaves of different diameters in the same plane, instead of side by side as in a common double block. --Knight.

Fiddle bow, fiddlestick.

Fiddle fish (Zo["o]l.), the angel fish.

Fiddle head, an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the volute or scroll at the head of a violin.

Fiddle pattern, a form of the handles of spoons, forks, etc., somewhat like a violin.

Scotch fiddle, the itch. (Low)

To play first, or second, fiddle, to take a leading or a subordinate part. [Colloq.]
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Fiddle

Fid"dle\, n. [OE. fidele, fithele, AS. fi?ele; akin to D. vedel, OHG. fidula, G. fiedel, Icel. fi?la, and perh. to E. viol. Cf. Viol.]

1. (Mus.) A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.

2. (Bot.) A kind of dock (Rumex pulcher) with fiddle-shaped leaves; -- called also fiddle dock.

3. (Naut.) A rack or frame of bars connected by strings, to keep table furniture in place on the cabin table in bad weather. --Ham. Nav. Encyc.

Fiddle beetle (Zo["o]l.), a Japanese carabid beetle (Damaster blaptoides); -- so called from the form of the body.

Fiddle block (Naut.), a long tackle block having two sheaves of different diameters in the same plane, instead of side by side as in a common double block. --Knight.

Fiddle bow, fiddlestick.

Fiddle fish (Zo["o]l.), the angel fish.

Fiddle head, an ornament on a ship's bow, curved like the volute or scroll at the head of a violin.

Fiddle pattern, a form of the handles of spoons, forks, etc., somewhat like a violin.

Scotch fiddle, the itch. (Low)

To play first, or second, fiddle, to take a leading or a subordinate part. [Colloq.]
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