dipstick

dipstick
1) Общая лексика: недоумок (named after the dipstick used for measuring the oil level in an engine), неуч, идиотка, тупица, кретин, балда, глупец, балбес, дурень, остолоп
2) Авиация: мерная линейка
3) Морской термин: футшток
4) Медицина: индикаторная полоска, тест-полоска
5) Военный термин: измерительная рейка, метршток
6) Техника: линейка с делениями, указатель уровня
7) Австралийский сленг: a loser, idiot
8) Автомобильный термин: масляный щуп, щуп, щуп для измерения уровня (жидкости), стержневой указатель уровня (масла), стрежневой указатель уровня (масла), штыковой указатель уровня (масла)
9) Метрология: погружаемый (например, в криостат) зонд
10) Американский английский: придурок
11) Общая лексика: масломерный щуп
12) Макаров: щуп для измерения уровня (напр. масла)
13) Табуированная лексика: глупый человек, дурак, невоспитанный человек, пенис, половой член

Универсальный англо-русский словарь. . 2011.

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  • dipstick — n. a graduated rod dipped into a container to indicate the fluid level; as, to check the oil level in a car with a dipstick. [WordNet 1.5] || …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 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 — [dip′stik΄] n. a graduated metal rod for measuring the depth of a substance in its container, as of oil in a crankcase …   English World dictionary

  • Dipstick — A schematic diagram of an average diagnostic dipstick A dipstick is one of several measurement devices. Some dipsticks are dipped into a liquid to perform a chemical test or to provide a measure of quantity of the liquid. In the late 20th century …   Wikipedia

  • dipstick — (DIP.stik) v. To take the measure of a person or a situation. Also: dip stick. Example Citation: In public, Secretary Powell, the four star general turned diplomat, has done what he always does: soldier on, shaping his commander s policies as… …   New words

  • 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

  • dipstick — noun a) A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an invisible tank stands; gauge. I havent checked the oil level of my cars motor since I lost the dipstick three months ago. b) …   Wiktionary

  • 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 — n A stupid or foolish person. The dipstick has her dress on backwards. 1960s …   Historical dictionary of American slang

  • dipstick — Idiot, moron, stupid person. He knew the ice on the lake was only an inch thick. But the dipstick walked on it and fell through, anyway! …   Dictionary of american slang


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