Definition of: fiddle

(fid′l) noun
1. A violin.
2. Naut. A rack or frame used at table on board ship in rough weather to keep the dishes in place.
—v. fid·dled, fid·dling v.t.
1. To play on a fiddle.
2. To pass the time in trifling matters.
3. To toy with an object.
—v.t.
4. To play (an air, tune, etc.) on a fiddle.
5. To trifle; fritter: to fiddle time away. [OE fithele, found in fithelere a fiddler. Akin to VIOL.]