stick shift
noun
a manually operated transmission for an automotive vehicle, with the shift lever set either in the floor or on the steering column.
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Nearby words
- stick it,
- stick it to someone,
- stick one's neck out,
- stick out,
- stick pin,
- stick style,
- stick to,
- stick to one's guns,
- stick to one's last,
- stick to the ribs
Origin of stick shift
First recorded in 1955–60
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Examples from the Web for stick shift
A stick-shift loyalist—even in the dead heat of Washington, D.C., traffic—Wood is a hopeless, car-loving, romantic.
Google, Audi, Toyota, and the Brave New World of Driverless Cars|Abby Haglage|January 16, 2013|DAILY BEAST
stick shift
noun US and Canadian
- a manually operated transmission system in a motor vehicle
- a motor vehicle having manual transmission
a gear lever
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