stickshift

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stickshift

/ˈstɪkˌʃɪft/ US

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From stick + shift.

noun stickshifts

US A manual transmission controlled by a gear lever. In Europe in the era before modern electric vehicles, most cars had a stickshift.
Similar: manual
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.
Similar: manual
US, informal, uncountable Cars, collectively, with such a transmission. Do you know how to drive stickshift? [=drive stick]
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.

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@misc{stickshift_2026,
  title = {stickshift},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/stickshift},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}