FIDDLED

Avoid (one's assigned duties)

Example: "The derelict soldier shirked his duties"

Commit fraud and steal from one's employer

Example: "We found out that she had been fiddling for years"

Play the violin or fiddle

Play on a violin

Example: "Zuckerman fiddled that song very nicely"

Manipulate manually or in one's mind or imagination

Example: "She played nervously with her wedding ring"

Play around with or alter or falsify, usually secretively or dishonestly

Example: "Someone tampered with the documents on my desk"

Try to fix or mend

Example: "Can you tinker with the t.v. set--it's not working right"