shim

  1. Noun.  A wedge.
  2. Noun.  A thin piece of material, sometimes tapered, used for alignment or support.
  3. Noun.  (computing) A small library that transparently intercepts and modifies calls to an API, usually for compatibility purposes.
  4. Noun.  A kind of shallow plow used in tillage to break the ground and clear it of weeds.
  5. Noun.  A small metal device used to pick open a lock.
  6. Verb.  To fit one or more shims to a piece of machinery.
  7. Verb.  To adjust something by using shims.
  8. Noun.  (context, informal) a person characterised by both male and female traits, or by ambiguous male-female traits, also called a he-she; transsexual.
  9. Noun.  (context, informal) hermaphrodite.

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