stick shift


stick shift

noun

Definition of STICK SHIFT

: a manually operated gearshift for a motor vehicle usually mounted on the floor

Examples of STICK SHIFT

  1. Do you know how to drive a stick shift?

First Known Use of STICK SHIFT

1959

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