Définitions
1.NounA violin, a small unfretted stringed instrument with four strings tuned (lowest to highest) G-D-A-E, usually held against the chin, shoulder, chest or on the upper thigh and played with a bow (see also usage notes below)."When I play it like this, it's a fiddle; when I play it like that, it's a violin."
2.NounAny of various other bowed stringed instruments, particularly those of the violin family when played non-classically.
3.NounA violinist, or fiddler, in a band."He is first fiddle in the band."
4.NounSomething resembling a violin, or fiddle, in shape, particularly:
A dock (Rumex pulcher) with leaves supposed to resemble the musical instrument.
A long pole pulled by a draft animal to drag loose straw, hay, etc.
A rack for drying pottery after glazing.
5.NounA dock (Rumex pulcher) with leaves supposed to resemble the musical instrument.
6.NounA long pole pulled by a draft animal to drag loose straw, hay, etc.
7.NounA rack for drying pottery after glazing.
8.NounA clown; an unserious person entertaining a group.
9.NounUnskillful or unartful behavior, particularly when showy and superficially pleasing.
A scam; a fraud or swindle."There was some kind of fiddle going on at that company, and several of the directors were arrested.; That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right."
10.NounA scam; a fraud or swindle."There was some kind of fiddle going on at that company, and several of the directors were arrested."
11.NounA workaround; a quick and less than perfect solution for some flaw or problem."That parameter setting is just a fiddle to make the lighting look right."
12.NounAn act of tinkering, playing around, or fidgeting with something.
13.NounAny rail or device that prevents items from sliding off a table, stove, etc. in rough water.
14.NounAn arrest warrant.
15.NounA watchman's rattle.
16.NounA trifling amount."Done at a fiddle."
17.VerbTo play the fiddle or violin, particularly in a folk or country style."to fiddle while Rome burns"
18.VerbTo fraudulently manipulate (records, accounts, etc.) in order to cheat or swindle."Fred was sacked when the auditors caught him fiddling the books."
19.VerbTo fidget or play; to fuss; to idly amuse oneself, to act aimlessly, idly, or frivolously, particularly out of nervousness or restlessness; see also fiddle with."Sit up straight and stop fiddling!"
20.VerbSynonym of tinker (“to make small adjustments or improvements”); see also fiddle with."I don't exactly know how to fix this lawnmower; I'm really just fiddling."
21.VerbTo do odd jobs for money.
22.InterjectionSynonym of fiddlesticks or euphemism for fuck."Oh, fiddle. I left my whip in the stable."