fiddle vs manipulate

fiddle is a noun but manipulate is not a noun.

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

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

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

fiddle: play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly
manipulate: hold something in one's hands and move it

fiddle (noun)	manipulate (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

fiddle (verb)	manipulate (verb)
try to fix or mend	treat manually, as with massage, for therapeutic purposed
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination	hold something in one's hands and move it
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly	maintain influence over (others or oneself) skillfully, usually to one's advantage
play the violin or fiddle	manipulate in a fraudulent manner
play on a violin	influence or control shrewdly or deviously
commit fraud and steal from one's employer	tamper, with the purpose of deception
avoid (one's assigned duties)