stickshift
nounUS /ˈstɪkˌʃɪft/
Etymology From stick + shift.
1
US A manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.
- In Europe in the era before modern electric vehicles, most cars had a stickshift.
2
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.
- Do you know how to drive stickshift? [=drive stick]
4
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.
- Related terms
- drive stick, shifter, shift gears, downshift, gear change, upshift