dipstick

== English == === Alternative forms === dip-stick === Etymology === From dip +‎ stick. === Pronunciation === IPA(key): /ˈdɪpstɪk/ Rhymes: -ɪpstɪk === Noun === dipstick (plural dipsticks) A stick or rod used to measure the depth of a liquid. Often used to check the level at which a liquid in an opaque or inaccessible tank or reservoir stands; gauge. (obsolete, derogatory) An exciseman or supervisor who measures with a dipstick. (slang) The penis. (slang, derogatory) A useless person of inferior intellect; a dipshit. ==== Translations ==== === Verb === dipstick (third-person singular simple present dipsticks, present participle dipsticking, simple past and past participle dipsticked) (transitive) To check (a person) for their understanding of something, as of a lesson, or attitude toward something. (mechanical engineering, transitive) To measure the level of a fluid using a dipstick. === See also === dipstick on Wikipedia.Wikipedia