diddle meaning and definition

DIDDLE verb

Definition of diddle (verb)

1. 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"
   • synonyms: bunco, con, defraud, gip, goldbrick, gyp, hornswoggle, mulct, nobble, rook, scam, short-change, swindle, victimize
2. 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"
   • synonyms: fiddle, play, toy