engine oil dipstick

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• dipstick — The metal rod that passes into the oil sump it is used to determine the quantity of oil in the engine. The oil level is marked on the rod and matches level indicators on the rod. Dipsticks are used to check engine oil and transmission fluid. In… …   Dictionary of automotive terms

• Chevrolet Big-Block engine — The Chevrolet big block is a series of large displacement V8 engines that were developed in the USA during the 1950s and 1960s. As American automobiles grew in size and weight following the Second World War the engines powering them had to keep… …   Wikipedia

• dipstick — ► NOUN 1) a graduated rod for measuring the depth of a liquid, especially oil in an engine. 2) informal a stupid or inept person …   English terms dictionary

• dipstick — UK [ˈdɪpˌstɪk] / US noun [countable] Word forms dipstick : singular dipstick plural dipsticks 1) a long stick used for measuring the oil in a car s engine 2) offensive a stupid or annoying person …   English dictionary

• dipstick —    ‘Dip’ has long meant a pickpocket in criminal slang, but from the 1920s, in American slang, it took on the new meanings of stupid or eccentric person, the equivalent of ‘jerk’ or ‘nut’. To emphasize the contempt of the speaker for the person… …   A dictionary of epithets and terms of address

• dipstick — [[t]dɪ̱pstɪk[/t]] dipsticks N COUNT A dipstick is a metal rod with marks along one end. It is used to measure the amount of liquid in a container, especially the amount of oil in a car engine …   English dictionary

• dipstick — 1. n. the penis. (From the name of the metal stick used to measure the amount of oil in an automobile engine. Usually objectionable.) □ He held his hands over his dipstick and ran for the bedroom. 2. Go to dip(shit) …   Dictionary of American slang and colloquial expressions

• dipstick — /dip stik /, n. 1. a rod for measuring the depth of a liquid; esp., a thin metal rod used to measure the oil level in the crankcase of an automotive engine. 2. Slang. fool; jerk. [1925 30; DIP1 + STICK1] * * * …   Universalium

• dipstick — dip|stick [ˈdıpˌstık] n 1.) a stick for measuring the amount of liquid in a container, especially the amount of oil in a car s engine 2.) spoken a stupid person …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dipstick — dip|stick [ dıp,stık ] noun count 1. ) a long stick used for measuring the oil in a car s engine 2. ) OFFENSIVE a stupid or annoying person …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• dipstick — noun 1》 a graduated rod for measuring the depth of a liquid, especially oil in a vehicle s engine. 2》 informal a stupid or inept person …   English new terms dictionary