· 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

Synonym(s): violin

Hypernym(s): bowed_stringed_instrument, string

· avoid (one's assigned duties); "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

Synonym(s): shirk, shrink_from, goldbrick

Hypernym(s): avoid

· commit fraud and steal from one's employer; "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"

Hypernym(s): embezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate

· play the violin or fiddle

Hypernym(s): play

· play on a violin; "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"

Hypernym(s): play, spiel

· 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"

Synonym(s): toy, diddle, play

Hypernym(s): manipulate

· 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"

Synonym(s): tamper, monkey

Hypernym(s): manipulate

· 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"

Synonym(s): tinker

Hypernym(s): repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor, furbish_up, restore, touch_on