Fudging

verb

Word Frequency: 0.1

Definitions

1.verbTo try to avoid giving a direct answer.

"When I asked them if they had been at the party, they fudged."

2.verbTo alter something from its true state, as to hide a flaw or uncertainty. Always deliberate, but not necessarily dishonest or immoral.

"Do you fudge your age?"

3.verbTo botch or bungle something.

4.verbTo cheat, especially in the game of marbles.

5.nounThe act of something being fudged, altered so as to hide a flaw or uncertainty.

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