Definition of shimming Shimming
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We found 3 definitions of shimming from 2 different sources.
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What does shimming mean?
Wiktionary 
- shimming (Verb)
Present participle of shim.
Part of speech
🔤- shimming, verb, gerund of shim (infinitive).
WordNet
NounPlural: shims |
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| shim - a thin wedge of material (wood or metal or stone) for driving into crevices |
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Wiktionary
- shim (Noun)
A wedge. - shim (Noun)
A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support. - shim (Noun)
A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes. - shim (Noun)
A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds. - shim (Noun)
A small metal device used to pick open a lock. - shim (Noun)
A person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits, also called a he-she; transsexual. - shim (Noun)
hermaphrodite. - shim (Verb)
To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery. - shim (Verb)
To adjust something by using shims.
Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘
- shim (n.)
A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground, and clear it of weeds. - shim (n.)
A thin piece of metal placed between two parts to make a fit.
Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕
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shim, n. (mach.) a thin slip used to fill up space caused by wear.—v.t. to wedge up. [Ety. dub.]
