stick-shift
nounUK /ˈstɪk ʃɪft/
US /ˈstɪk ʃɪft/
A car where you change gears with a stick.
My dad taught me to drive a stick-shift in the old truck.
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2. A type of car that has a manual transmission.
She prefers a stick-shift for mountain driving.
3. The act of changing gears by hand in a vehicle.
Smooth stick-shift takes practice on steep hills.
4. A gear lever used to change gears manually.
He grabbed the stick-shift and shifted into third.