doctor vs fiddle

fiddle vs doctor

doctor and fiddle both are nouns.

doctor and fiddle both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
doctor	Yes	No	Yes	No
fiddle	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, fiddle is a hyponym of doctor; that is, fiddle is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than doctor:

doctor: restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
fiddle: try to fix or mend

Other hyponyms of doctor include tinker, fill, patch, piece, cobble, point, repoint, trouble-shoot, troubleshoot, patch, patch up, resole, sole, revamp, vamp, heel, reheel, darn.

doctor (noun)	fiddle (noun)
children take the roles of physician or patient or nurse and pretend they are at the physician's office	bowed stringed instrument that is the highest member of the violin family; this instrument has four strings and a hollow body and an unfretted fingerboard and is played with a bow
a licensed medical practitioner
a person who holds Ph.D. degree (or the equivalent) from an academic institution

doctor (verb)	fiddle (verb)
give medical treatment to	try to fix or mend
alter and make impure, as with the intention to deceive	manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken	play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
	play the violin or fiddle
	play on a violin
	commit fraud and steal from one's employer
	avoid (one's assigned duties)

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