Shimming
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Part of speech verb
Quick meaning: Shimming is a verb meaning present participle and gerund of shim.
Meaning
present participle and gerund of shim.
More Meanings
- (engineering, trades, manufacturing) Applying one or more shims to an assembly to adjust the position of one or more of its parts.
- (crime) 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
Example Sentences
It may take some shimming to get everything perfectly aligned.
They were arrested and charged in connection with multiple shimming incidents.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include skimming, carding, misshuffle, shuffling, skim, shimmy-shammy.
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