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View synonyms for stick shift

stick shift

noun

  1. a manually operated transmission for an automotive vehicle, with the shift lever set either in the floor or on the steering column.


stick shift

noun

    1. a manually operated transmission system in a motor vehicle
    2. a motor vehicle having manual transmission
  1. a gear lever
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of stick shift1

First recorded in 1955–60
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Example Sentences

That beetle was banged up because when John first got his license, he didn’t realize that because it was a stick shift, he needed to put the handbrake on when parking.

It’s as if we’ve left our kids a sports car and neglected to teach them how to drive a stick shift.

Bassett’s character gives him historical context and teaches him skills, like how to drive a stick shift.

Michael added, “We make fun of him because we can all drive stick shift, we can change oil, but he never really got into it.”

Eventually, his father would teach him how to drive a stick shift.

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