Associations to the word «Meddle»
Noun
Adjective
Wiktionary
MEDDLE, verb. (obsolete) To mix (something) with some other substance; to commingle, combine, blend. [14th-17thc.]
MEDDLE, verb. (intransitive) (now US regional) To have sex. [from 14thc.]
MEDDLE, verb. To interfere in or with; to concern oneself with unduly. [from 14thc.]
MEDDLE, verb. (obsolete) To interest or engage oneself; to have to do (with), in a good sense.
MEDDLE AND MAKE, verb. (obsolete) To intrude oneself into another person's concerns.
Dictionary definition
MEDDLE, verb. Intrude in other people's affairs or business; interfere unwantedly; "Don't meddle in my affairs!".
Wise words
Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary
meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the
truants in custody and bring them back to their right
senses.