a gear stick in a vehicle, or a car that uses one. A car that does not use one is called an automatic.
Synonyms and related words
Internal parts of cars and other road vehicles
accelerator
air bag
back seat
stick shift
noun countable American
US
Word Forms
singular
stick shift
plural
stick shifts
DEFINITIONS1
1
the short metal lever in a car that the driver uses to change the gears (=the machinery that changes power into movement). The British word is gear stick.
Synonyms and related words
Internal parts of cars and other road vehicles
accelerator
air bag
back seat
1a
a car that uses a stick shift system. A car that does not use this system is called an automatic.