stick shift
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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
- a manually operated transmission system in a motor vehicle
- a motor vehicle having manual transmission
a gear lever
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