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diddled definition

diddled


 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  diddle 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  diddle 
 
  Sense  1 
  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con 
  =>  short-change,  short 
 
  Troponyms  (hyponyms)  of  verb  diddle 
 
  1  of  2  senses  of  diddle 
 
  Sense  1 
  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con 
  =>  short-change,  short 
 
  Entailment  of  verb  diddle 
 
 
  Synonyms/Hypernyms  (Ordered  by  Frequency)  of  verb  diddle 
 
  2  senses  of  diddle 
 
  Sense  1 
  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con 
  =>  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
 
  Sense  2 
  toy,  fiddle,  diddle,  play 
  =>  manipulate 
 
  Familiarity  of  verb  diddle 
 
  diddle  used  as  a  verb  is  rare  (polysemy  count  =  2) 
 
  Synonyms  (Grouped  by  Similarity  of  Meaning)  of  verb  diddle 
 
  Sense  1 
  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con 
  =>  cheat,  beat  rip  off  chisel 
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  Sense  2 
  toy,  fiddle,  diddle,  play 
  =>  manipulate 
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  Overview  of  verb  diddle 
 
  The  verb  diddle  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con  --  (deprive  of  by  deceit;  "He  swindled  me  out  of  my  inheritance";  "She  defrauded  the  customers  who  trusted  her";  "the  cashier  gypped  me  when  he  gave  me  too  little  change") 
  2.  toy,  fiddle,  diddle,  play  --  (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:) 
 
  Overview  of  verb  diddle 
 
  The  verb  diddle  has  2  senses  (no  senses  from  tagged  texts) 
 
  1.  swindle,  rook,  goldbrick,  nobble,  diddle,  bunco,  defraud,  scam,  mulct,  gyp,  con  --  (deprive  of  by  deceit;  "He  swindled  me  out  of  my  inheritance";  "She  defrauded  the  customers  who  trusted  her";  "the  cashier  gypped  me  when  he  gave  me  too  little  change") 
  2.  toy,  fiddle,  diddle,  play  --  (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:) 



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