diddle in WordNet English dictionary

1. deprive of by deceit
   "He swindled me out of my inheritance"; "She defrauded the customers who trusted her"; "the cashier gypped me when he gave me too little change"
   victimize  swindle  rook  goldbrick  nobble  diddle  bunco  defraud  scam  mulct  gyp  gip  hornswoggle  short-change  con 
   
2. manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination
   "She played nervously with her wedding ring"; "Don't fiddle with the screws"; "He played with the idea of running for the Senate"
   toy  fiddle  diddle  play