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stickshift
/ˈstɪkˌʃɪft/
noun 4
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3ADJ.
new
VERB + STICKSHIFT
drive, driven
ADV.
ever
Definitions
noun
1
A manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.
In Europe in the era before modern electric vehicles, most cars had a stickshift.
2
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.
3
Cars, collectively, with such a transmission.
Do you know how to drive stickshift? [=drive stick]
4
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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In Europe in the era before modern electric vehicles, most cars had a stickshift.
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My old car was a stickshift, but my new one is an automatic.
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Do you know how to drive stickshift? [=drive stick]
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Have you ever driven stickshift?
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