SHIM
- to fill out or level by inserting a thin wedge [v SHIMMED, SHIMMING, SHIMS]
- to adjust by using a thin strip of metal or wood [v SHIMMED, SHIMMING, SHIMS]
- 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
- to fill out or bring to a level by inserting a shim or shims