shimmy of front wheels

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• shimmy — [shim′ē] n. 1. [< CHEMISE misunderstood as pl.] [Old Slang] Slang former a chemise ☆ 2. [< phr. to shake a shimmy] a) a jazz dance, popular in the 1920s, characterized by much shaking of the body b) a marked shaking, vibration, or wobble,… …   English World dictionary

• shimmy — I. noun (plural shimmies) Date: 1837 1. [by alteration] chemise 2. [short for shimmy shake] a jazz dance characterized by a shaking of the body from the shoulders down 3. an abnormal vibration especially in the front wheels of a motor vehicle II …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• shimmy — The front wheels shaking or vibration from side to side because the front end is out of alignment or the tires are out of balance or the suspension has worn components. See caster wobble wheel shimmy …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• shimmy — /shim ee/, n., pl. shimmies, v., shimmied, shimmying. n. 1. an American ragtime dance marked by shaking of the hips and shoulders. 2. excessive wobbling in the front wheels of a motor vehicle. 3. a chemise. v.i. 4. to dance the shimmy. 5. to… …   Universalium

• shimmy — shim•my [[t]ˈʃɪm i[/t]] n. pl. mies, 1) mad an American ragtime dance marked by rapid shaking of the hips and shoulders 2) aum excessive wobbling in the front wheels of a motor vehicle 3) clo a chemise 4) mad to dance the shimmy 5) to shake,… …   From formal English to slang

• shimmy — /ˈʃɪmi / (say shimee) noun (plural shimmies) 1. a US ragtime dance, marked by shaking of the hips or shoulders. 2. excessive wobbling in the front wheels of a motor vehicle. 3. Colloquial a chemise (def. 1). –verb (i) (shimmied, shimmying) 4. to… …  

• shimmy — n. & v. n. (pl. ies) 1 hist. a kind of ragtime dance in which the whole body is shaken. 2 archaic colloq. = CHEMISE. 3 US an abnormal vibration of esp. the front wheels of a motor vehicle. v.intr. ( ies, ied) 1 a hist. dance a shimmy. b move in a …   Useful english dictionary

• independent front suspension — (IFS) A suspension system where the two front wheels are sprung independently from each other. It has the advantage over a beam axle suspension because it allows the engine to be positioned further forward and lower between the wheels. In this… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Bicycle and motorcycle dynamics — A computer generated, simplified model of bike and rider demonstrating an uncontrolled right turn. An …   Wikipedia

• shake — vb 1 Shake, tremble, quake, totter, quiver, shiver, shudder, quaver, wobble, teeter, shimmy, dither are comparable when they mean to exhibit vibratory, wavering, or oscillating movement often as an evidence of instability. Shake, the ordinary and …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• shim|my — shim|my1 «SHIHM ee», noun, plural mies, verb, mied, my|ing. –n. 1. an unusual shaking or vibration: »a dangerous shimmy of a ladder. The basic causes of dangerous nosewheel shimmy in aircraft have been uncovered (Science News Letter). 2. a jazz… …   Useful english dictionary