dipstick
/ˈdɪpstɪk/noun
उच्चारण डिप्स्टिक
डिपस्टिक, (इंजन में तेल का स्तर मापने की) छड़
Core word
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[C]
a long straight piece of metal used for measuring the amount of liquid in a container, especially the oil in a car engine
डिपस्टिक, (इंजन में तेल का स्तर मापने की) छड़
- The mechanic pulled out the dipstick to check the oil level.
- He wiped the dipstick clean and pushed it back into the engine.
- Check the dipstick regularly to make sure the engine has enough oil.
+ 2 more examples
- The oil on the dipstick looked dark and dirty.
- A dipstick can also be used to measure the fuel in a tank.
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[C] informal
a stupid person
मूर्ख, बुद्धू
- Don't be such a dipstick!
- I felt like a dipstick after locking myself out of my own flat.
- Only a dipstick would forget his own sister's birthday.
+ 2 more examples
- He called himself a dipstick for missing the train.
- Stop acting like a dipstick and listen to the instructions.
§Structures (grammar patterns) 3
check with the dipstick
A dipstick is a thin metal rod that measures the level of a liquid, mainly engine oil. Use with: check the oil with the dipstick.
Dipstick पतली धातु की छड़ है जो तरल, मुख्यतः इंजन के तेल, का स्तर नापती है। 'With the dipstick' का प्रयोग होता है।
- The mechanic checked the oil with the dipstick.
- Pull out the dipstick and wipe it clean first.
- Clean the dipstick with a cloth before reading it again.
dipstick (insult, informal)
In British slang a dipstick is a stupid person. It is rude, so avoid it in exams and formal writing.
British slang में dipstick मूर्ख व्यक्ति के लिए प्रयोग होता है। यह अशिष्ट है, इसलिए परीक्षा और औपचारिक लेखन में न लिखें।
- He felt like a dipstick when he forgot her name.
- Don't be a dipstick, read the instructions.
dipstick as a countable noun
It is countable: a dipstick, two dipsticks. It is one word, with no hyphen.
यह countable है: a dipstick, two dipsticks। यह एक ही शब्द है, hyphen नहीं लगता।
- The car manual shows where the dipstick is.
+Collocations 4
verb + dipstick
check the dipstickread the dipstickwipe the dipstickpull out the dipstickinsert the dipstick
- Wipe the dipstick before reading the oil level.
oil / level + dipstick
oil dipstickengine oil dipstickfuel dipsticktransmission dipstick
- The engine oil dipstick has two marks.
dipstick + level
min markmax markoil levelreading
- The oil should be between the two marks on the dipstick.
slang use
a right dipsticka complete dipsticksuch a dipstick
- He called himself a complete dipstick for missing the bus.
“More examples 6
- Before the long drive, Aman pulled out the dipstick to check the oil.
लंबी ड्राइव से पहले अमन ने तेल जाँचने के लिए dipstick निकाली।
- The dipstick showed that the engine needed more oil.
Dipstick से पता चला कि इंजन में और तेल चाहिए।
- A dipstick is also used in laboratories to test urine.
प्रयोगशालाओं में मूत्र की जाँच के लिए भी dipstick का प्रयोग होता है।
- The tanker driver measured the diesel in the tank with a dipstick.
टैंकर चालक ने टंकी में डीज़ल को dipstick से नापा।
- In the British sitcom, the neighbour is portrayed as a lazy dipstick.
British sitcom में पड़ोसी को आलसी बेवकूफ़ के रूप में दिखाया गया है।
- Radhika learnt in the workshop how to read a dipstick.
राधिका ने कार्यशाला में सीखा कि dipstick कैसे पढ़ी जाती है।
!Common mistakes 2
✗ The mechanic measured the oil by dipstick.
✓ The mechanic measured the oil with a dipstick.
An instrument is introduced with with, not by.
यंत्र के लिए with आता है, by नहीं।
✗ The oil level in the dipstick is low.
✓ The oil level on the dipstick is low.
A reading is shown on the dipstick, not in it.
Reading dipstick पर दिखती है, उसके भीतर नहीं, इसलिए on आता है।