stickshift
/ˈstɪkˌʃɪft/
stickshift noun: a manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.
Noun
stickshift (plural stickshifts)
- A manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.
- In Europe in the era before modern electric vehicles, most cars had a stickshift.
- Synonyms:
- manual
- A motor vehicle with a manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.
- My old car was a stickshift, but my new one is an automatic.
- Synonyms:
- manual
- Cars, collectively, with such a transmission.
- Do you know how to drive stickshift? [=drive stick]
- A gear lever; especially, one that rises from the floor.
- It is uncomfortable to be a middle passenger in this truck because your legs tend to be in the way of the stickshift.
Synonyms of stickshift
Forms of stickshift
| plural | stickshifts |
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Origin of stickshift
From stick + shift.
Questions about stickshift
- What does stickshift mean?
- Stickshift means a manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.
- What part of speech is stickshift?
- Stickshift is a noun.
- How do you pronounce stickshift?
- Stickshift is pronounced /ˈstɪkˌʃɪft/ (US).
- What is the plural of stickshift?
- The plural of stickshift is stickshifts.
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