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shim

[ shim ]

noun

  1. a thin slip or wedge of metal, wood, etc., for driving into crevices, as between machine parts to compensate for wear, or beneath bedplates, large stones, etc., to level them.


verb (used with object)

, shimmed, shim·ming.
  1. to fill out or bring to a level by inserting a shim or shims.

shim

/ ʃɪm /

noun

  1. a thin packing strip or washer often used with a number of similar washers or strips to adjust a clearance for gears, etc
  2. physics a thin strip of magnetic material, such as soft iron, used to adjust a magnetic field
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. tr to modify a load, clearance, or magnetic field by the use of shims
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shim1

First recorded in 1715–25; origin uncertain
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Word History and Origins

Origin of shim1

C18: origin unknown
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Example Sentences

The gaps were supposed to be filled by Boeing mechanics at final assembly with precisely measured pieces of material called shims.

My job was to cut long, tapered wood shims on one side and add a cement-stucco finish on the other side of the foundation.

Of all the work Schuermann did on the guitar — including steam and heat treatment of the bridge and adding a removable shim for stability — the neck reset was the biggest undertaking.

Often, the city’s answer is a temporary bevel and shim fix — either grinding down edges on cracked sidewalks or adding a small amount of asphalt to bridge the gaps.

Such gaps are typically plugged using a filler known as a shim.

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