fiddle vs fix

fiddle and fix both are nouns.

fiddle and fix both are verbs.

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

As verbs, fix is a hypernym of fiddle; that is, fix is a word with a broader meaning than fiddle:

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

Other hypernyms of fiddle include bushel, doctor, furbish up, mend, repair, restore, touch on.

fiddle (noun)	fix (noun)
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	the act of putting something in working order again
	an exemption granted after influence (e.g., money) is brought to bear
	a determination of the place where something is
	something craved, especially an intravenous injection of a narcotic drug
	informal terms for a difficult situation

fiddle (verb)	fix (verb)
try to fix or mend	make infertile
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination	make fixed, stable or stationary
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
play the violin or fiddle	kill, preserve, and harden (tissue) in order to prepare for microscopic study
play on a violin	make ready or suitable or equip in advance for a particular purpose or for some use, event, etc
commit fraud and steal from one's employer	decide upon or fix definitely
avoid (one's assigned duties)	take vengeance on or get even
	cause to be firmly attached
	put (something somewhere) firmly
	prepare for eating by applying heat
	set or place definitely
	to be about to do something
	influence an event or its outcome by illegal means

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