manipulate vs fiddle

fiddle vs manipulate

manipulate is not a noun while fiddle is a noun.

manipulate and fiddle both are verbs.

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

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

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

Other hyponyms of manipulate include lay hands on, mouse, fiddle with, twiddle, handle, manage, wield, control, operate, knead, massage, rub down, knead, work, mix, ruffle, shuffle, monkey, tamper, diddle, play, toy.

manipulate (noun)	fiddle (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

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

Difference between manipulate and fiddle

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