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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of shim.
  • adjective Fitted with shims

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Examples

  • From my limited internet research, I gather that the door was not "shimmed" properly when installed?

    Ask MetaFilter halfguard 2010

  • I gather that the door was not "shimmed" properly when installed?

    Ask MetaFilter halfguard 2010

  • Then I had a noise coming from a loose cateye computer rattling in the mount--I shimmed it with a coffee stir stick....ooooh so quiet.

    Riding Tactics: Letting Go and Moving Forward BikeSnobNYC 2009

  • The two segments are held together by series of mortise joints, shimmed with wooden wedges.

    Create Your Own Minimalist Storage With Hungarian Shelves | Lifehacker Australia 2009

  • According to a scoop from the New York Daily News, Heidi and John were knocking back drinks at the Gold Bar last week when John lowered his trousers and shimmed and shaked in front of the Project Runway host as she clapped and laughed hysterically.

    The 50 Hottest Models: Heidi Klum 2008

  • If I can get a good, well shimmed NMR spectra, well, that is good.

    The increase in short-lived labs 2006

  • We each shimmed a moment, letting the packs settle and then she looked up at me.

    gambling with fate impetuousme 2006

  • Nijon had shimmed the lid of the locker to allow some air to circulate inside, so I probably wouldn't suffocate, but I didn't relish the prospect of spending time in what was essentially a hot, dark metal box.

    Spin 2005

  • I mean, we're sitting at a stoplight on a two lane street and there must be three cars abreast, every space shimmed with motorcycles and scooters.

    April 2005 2005

  • I mean, we're sitting at a stoplight on a two lane street and there must be three cars abreast, every space shimmed with motorcycles and scooters.

    From Chennai 2005

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