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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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Origin of stick shift

First recorded in 1955–60

Words nearby stick shift

stick-on, stick one's neck out, stickout, stickpin, stickseed, stick shift, Stick Style, sticktight, stick to, stick together, stick-to-it-ive
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British Dictionary definitions for stick shift

stick shift
noun US and Canadian
  1. a manually operated transmission system in a motor vehicle
  2. a motor vehicle having manual transmission
a gear lever
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