fiddle vs touch on

touch on vs fiddle

fiddle is a noun but touch on is not a noun.

fiddle and touch on both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
fiddle	Yes	No	Yes	No
touch on	No	No	Yes	No

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

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

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

fiddle (noun)	touch on (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)	touch on (verb)
try to fix or mend	restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken
manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination	have an effect upon
play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly	refer to or discuss briefly
play the violin or fiddle	be relevant to
play on a violin
commit fraud and steal from one's employer
avoid (one's assigned duties)

Difference between fiddle and touch on

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