stickshift en · NOUN
Pronunciation
- (US) audio
- /ˈstɪkˌʃɪft/ (General-American)
Etymology
From stick + shift.
Meanings
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(US) A manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.
In Europe in the era before modern electric vehicles, most cars had a stickshift.
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(US) 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.
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(US, informal, uncountable) Cars, collectively, with such a transmission.
Do you know how to drive stickshift? [=drive stick]
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(US) 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.
Forms
| Spelling | Features | Labels | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| stickshifts | Number=Plur | lexicographic |
Coordinates
automatic transmission (manual transmission or a vehicle that has one) · continuously variable transmission (manual transmission or a vehicle that has one) · semi-automatic transmission (manual transmission or a vehicle that has one) · automatic (manual transmission or a vehicle that has one)
Relateds
shift gears · shifter · upshift · gear change · drive stick · downshift