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Từ điển Oxford Learners Wordfinder Dictionary
fiddle
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 (Freq. 1)
• Syn:
violin
• Derivationally related forms:
violinist (for: violin)
• Hypernyms:
bowed stringed instrument, string
• Hyponyms:
Amati, Guarnerius, Stradavarius, Strad
• Part Meronyms:
chin rest, fiddlestick, violin bow
1. avoid (one's assigned duties)
- The derelict soldier shirked his duties
• Syn:
shirk, shrink from, goldbrick
• Derivationally related forms:
goldbricking (for: goldbrick), shirker (for: shirk), shirking (for: shirk)
• Hypernyms:
avoid
• Hyponyms:
scrimshank, malinger, skulk, slack
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
- Somebody ----s (for: goldbrick)
2. commit fraud and steal from one's employer
- We found out that she had been fiddling for years
• Hypernyms:
embezzle, defalcate, peculate, misappropriate, malversate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
3. play the violin or fiddle
• Derivationally related forms:
fiddler
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
play
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s
4. play on a violin
- Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely
• Topics:
music
• Hypernyms:
play, spiel
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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, diddle, play
• See Also:
toy with (for: toy)
• Derivationally related forms:
fiddler
• Hypernyms:
manipulate
• Hyponyms:
put out, retire
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
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, monkey
• Derivationally related forms:
monkey (for: monkey)
• Hypernyms:
manipulate
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s something
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
• Derivationally related forms:
fiddler
• Hypernyms:
repair, mend, fix, bushel, doctor,
furbish up, restore, touch on
• Verb Frames:
- Somebody ----s PP
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