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BNC: 38975 COCA: 32138

dipstick

1 ENTRIES FOUND:
dipstick /ˈdɪpˌstɪk/ noun
plural dipsticks
dipstick
/ˈdɪpˌstɪk/
noun
plural dipsticks
Learner's definition of DIPSTICK
[count]
: a long thin piece of metal with marks that are used to show how much of a fluid (such as motor oil) is in a container or an engine浸量尺;(发动机的)油尺
informal : a stupid person笨蛋;傻瓜
BNC: 38975 COCA: 32138

dipstick

noun

dip·​stick ˈdip-ˌstik How to pronounce dipstick (audio)
1
: a graduated rod for indicating depth (as of oil in a crankcase)
2
[euphemism for dipshit] : nitwit
3
: a chemically sensitive strip of paper used to identify one or more constituents (such as glucose or protein) of urine by immersion

Example Sentences

Some dipstick cut in front of me on the highway. which dipstick used the good china as a dog dish?
Recent Examples on the Web Forry pulled out the oil dipstick and waved it in the air. Oliver Whang, The New Yorker, 23 May 2022 Gilbert compares individual antibody titers with a dipstick for oil in a car. Tasnim Ahmed, CNN, 22 Mar. 2022 The task of periodically checking the liquids was typically carried out by a young Russian who climbed on top of the tanks with a dipstick. Washington Post, 16 Mar. 2022 My 2019 Alfa, with a 2-liter engine, doesn’t have a dipstick to check the oil level. Ray Magliozzi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Dec. 2020 Antibody and antigen tests are typically run as lateral flow immunoassays, says Lalli, and—like pregnancy tests—come as a dipstick. Naomi Xu Elegant, Fortune, 26 May 2020 Note: Some folks will tip a mower and drain the oil from the dipstick entry, avoiding the need to remove the drain plug. cleveland, 30 Mar. 2020 Traditionally, urinalysis has been performed using test strips; a typical dipstick test, which changes color to reflect a positive or negative reading, costs some five dollars and can be done anywhere. Colton Wooten, The New Yorker, 14 Oct. 2019 The mechanic should have checked both the oil capacity and the dipstick. Ray Magliozzi, courant.com, 6 Oct. 2019 See More

Word History

First Known Use

1927, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of dipstick was in 1927
BNC: 38975 COCA: 32138

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