stickshift
A manual transmission controlled by a gear leverA manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.
» Have you ever driven stickshift?
Ти колись водив машину з ручною коробкою передач?
Ти колись водила машину з ручною коробкою передач?
Meaning
4 senses(US)A manual transmission controlled by a gear lever.
In Europe in the era before modern electric vehicles, most cars had a stickshift.
(US)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.
(US, informal, uncountable)Cars, collectively, with such a transmission.
Do you know how to drive stickshift? [=drive stick]
(US)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.
Examples
1 sentencesHave you ever driven stickshift?
Ти колись водив машину з ручною коробкою передач? — deniko
Origin
From stick + shift.From stick + shift.
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Forms
plural: stickshifts| Singular | stickshift |
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uncountable
Synonyms
1 synonymsWord family
6 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable