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. 1. a manually operated transmission system in a motor vehicle
   2. a motor vehicle having manual transmission
2. a gear lever

Word History and Origins

Origin of stick shift¹

First recorded in 1955–60

Example Sentences

A stick-shift loyalist—even in the dead heat of Washington, D.C., traffic—Wood is a hopeless, car-loving, romantic.

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