Fiddle

English Meaning

A stringed instrument of music played with a bow; a violin; a kit.

1. A violin.
2. A member of the violin family.
3. Nautical A guardrail used on a table during rough weather to prevent things from slipping off.
4. Informal Nonsensical, trifling matters: "There are things that are important/beyond all this fiddle” ( Marianne Moore).
5. The act or an instance of cheating or swindling; a fraud.
6. To play a violin.
7. To move one's fingers or hands in a nervous fashion.
8. To occupy oneself in an aimless or desultory way: liked to fiddle with all the knobs and dials.
9. To meddle or tamper: a reporter who fiddled with the facts.
10. To commit a fraud, especially to steal from one's employer.
11. To play (a tune) on a violin.
12. To cheat or swindle.
13. To alter or falsify (accounts, for example) for dishonest gain.
14. fiddle away To waste or squander: fiddled away the morning with unnecessary tasks.