Standard Lemma guide
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
Applying one or more shims to an assembly to adjust the position of one or more of its parts.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: trades
Topics: business, engineering, manufacturing, natural-sciences, physical-sciences
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
noun
The act of fraudulently copying a chip from a chip-and-pin card, such as found on credit cards and bank cards, through the use of a shimmer
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: uncountable
Qualifier: crime
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
present participle and gerund of shim
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, gerund, participle, present
No example sentence was provided for this meaning.
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
History
From shim + -ing.
