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Definition of Stick shift
1. Noun. A transmission that is operated manually with a gear lever and a clutch pedal.
Definition of Stick shift
1. Noun. (alternative spelling of stickshift) ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Lexicographical Neighbors of Stick Shift
Literary usage of Stick shift
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Beyond the Limits: A Self Portrait of Myasthenia Gravis by Clete Gress (1994)
"RELAXATION ITS USE WITH THE "stick shift' AGAINST THE THREAT OF CHOKING AND THE
... When I refer to the "stick shift" I'm talking about changing our ..."
2. The Uncivilized Races of Men in All Countries of the World by John George Wood (1882)
"The solitary Kaffir would then be obliged to stop the stick, shift his hands to
the top, and begin again, thus losing much valuable tune. ..."
3. The Aborigines of Victoria: With Notes Relating to the Habits of the Natives by Robert Brough Smyth (1878)
"The solitary Kaffir would then be obliged to stop the stick, shift his hands to
the top, and begin again, thus losing much valuable time. ..."
4. Island Song Lyrics by Larry W. Jones (2003)
"... pole and old blue jeans The day shift boss threw me for a loss So I drove my
stick shift into town There I applied for a swing shift ride On a forklift, ..."
5. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Charles Robert Cross (1870)
"... proportional to the pressure, but, strictly speaking, increases according to
a less rapid law, the neutral axis of the cross section of the stick shift- ..."
6. The Annual of Scientific Discovery, Or, Year-book of Facts in Science and Art. by David Ames Wells, George Bliss, Samuel Kneeland, John Trowbridge, Wm Ripley Nichols, Charles R Cross (1871)
"... proportional to the pressure, but, strictly speaking, increases according to
a less rapid law, the neutral axis of the cross section of the stick shift- ..."
7. The Urban Condition: Space, Community, and Self in the Contemporary Metropolis by Ghent Urban Studies Team (1999)
"The ease with which prostitute Vivian (Julia Roberts) operates the stick shift
is a token of her good sense, ..."
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