fiddle

Tanımlar (İngilizce)

1. isim A 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. isim Any of various other bowed stringed instruments, particularly those of the violin family when played non-classically.

   “The fiddle of these early times, however, was the viol and not our modern violin.”

3. isim A violinist, or fiddler, in a band.

   “He is first fiddle in the band.”

4. isim A dock (Rumex pulcher) with leaves supposed to resemble the musical instrument.
5. isim A long pole pulled by a draft animal to drag loose straw, hay, etc.
6. isim A rack for drying pottery after glazing.
7. isim A clown; an unserious person entertaining a group.

   “You would not have your Son the Fiddle to every jovial Company.”

8. isim A scam; a fraud or swindle.

   “There was some kind of fiddle going on at that company, and several of the directors were arrested.”

9. isim A 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.”

10. isim An act of tinkering, playing around, or fidgeting with something.

    “Most people are quite careful about buying appliances. When looking at TVs for instance you might look for a particular brand, peruse the definition and colors on the screen, and maybe even have a fiddle with the remote.”

11. isim Any rail or device that prevents items from sliding off a table, stove, etc. in rough water.

    “The meal is served on special trays which slot into the arms of airline-type seats of the passenger coaches. The trays have fiddles for each of the plates, cups and glasses, and the crockery is so well-designed that it is seldom any of the contents get spilled.”

12. isim An arrest warrant.
13. isim A watchman's rattle.
14. isim A trifling amount.

    “Done at a fiddle.”

15. fiil To play the fiddle or violin, particularly in a folk or country style.

    “to fiddle while Rome burns”

16. fiil To fraudulently manipulate (records, accounts, etc.) in order to cheat or swindle.

    “Fred was sacked when the auditors caught him fiddling the books.”

17. fiil To 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!”

18. fiil Synonym 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.”

19. fiil To do odd jobs for money.
20. ünlem Synonym of fiddlesticks or euphemism for fuck.

    “Oh, fiddle. I left my whip in the stable.”