gear lever

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gear lever (plural gear levers)

  1. (especially UK, Ireland, Commonwealth) The lever used to change gears in a motor vehicle.
    Synonyms: (British) gear stick, gear shift; (US, Canada) shifter, shift lever
    Hypernym: shifter
    Hyponyms: column shifter, stick, stickshift, paddle shifter
  2. The lever used to change gears on other types of machines, such as a machine tool.

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