shim
To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery or other assemblyTo fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery or other assembly; to adjust (something) by using shims.
» To adjust the door, we use shims.
Um die Tür einzustellen, verwenden wir Beilagscheiben. — brauchinet
Eccles17 · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FRMeaning
4 senses(ambitransitive)To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery or other assembly; to adjust (something) by using shims.
To adjust the homogeneity of a magnetic field (after the mechanical devices once used for the purpose).
(transitive)To intercept and modify calls to (an API), usually for compatibility purposes.
(ambitransitive)To attack a point-of-sale card reader with a shim.
Examples
3 sentencesTo adjust the door, we use shims.
deUm die Tür einzustellen, verwenden wir Beilagscheiben. — brauchinet
NASA officials concluded the debris was likely a plastic separator, or shim, from the shuttle's ceramic tile heat shield.
Though she was not on that team, Shim said through a translator, she certainly remembered the heartbreak of her countrywomen.
Origin
Unknown; from Kent. Originally a piece of iron attached to a plow; sense of “thin piece ofUnknown; from Kent. Originally a piece of iron attached to a plow; sense of “thin piece of wood” from 1723, sense of “thin piece of material used for alignment or support” from 1860.
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Forms
shims, shimming, shimmed, shimmedWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle