Meaning

1 senses

  1. The lever used to change gear in a vehicle.

More definitions
  • a mechanical device for engaging and disengaging gears

Examples

3 sentences

  1. Watch the road, not the gearstick.

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  2. The handbrake lever was just behind the gearstick.

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  3. I think the gearstick on my car is stuck.

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Origin

From gear + stick.

From gear + stick.

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Forms

plural: gearsticks

Synonyms

3 synonyms
gear lever
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
gearB2gearboxgeckogedgeeB1
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