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Definition of: shim
(shim) noun
In machinery, stoneworking, and railroading, a piece of metal or other material used to fill out space, as where joints are worn loose, or between something and its support.
—v.t. shimmed, shim·ming To wedge up or fill out to a proper position or level by inserting a shim. [Origin uncertain]
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