diddle Meaning, Definition & Usage

1. verb deprive of by deceit
   rook; scam; gip; nobble; goldbrick; con; short-change; mulct; gyp; bunco; victimize; hornswoggle; defraud; swindle.
   
   • 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. verb manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
   toy; fiddle; play.
   
   • 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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