stickshift

See also: stick shift

English

Etymology

stick +‎ shift

Noun

stickshift (plural stickshifts)

(US) A manual transmission, controlled by a gear lever.
Most cars in Europe have a stickshift.
(US) A car with a manual transmission.
My old car was a stickshift, but my new one is an automatic.
(US, informal, uncountable) Cars, collectively, with such a transmission.
Do you know how to drive stickshift?

Synonyms

(all senses): manual

Antonyms

(all senses): automatic

Related terms

stick
shift

See also

manual transmission

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