shifter
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6.5
- noun
- /ˈʃɪftər/
- Specialized
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cambio
- From within these specially designed seats, the drivers control the trucks' gearing with a throttle, manual clutch, gear shifter, and steering wheel.
- gear shifter
- paddle shifters
- manual shifter
This car has paddle shifters, but it also has a clutch pedal.
- This car has paddle shifters, but it also has a clutch pedal.
- The pedals were so easy Rev matching, the shifter feels so good sliding it into gear.
- It's quite a sweetheart car to drive with a good shifter and clutch.
- The Ionic had paddle shifters, which was interesting.
- And then the other thing was the the shifter is like up here on the steering column to so it was strange.
Examples
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Mine was a 5-speed, mostly black with grey tires, and a different T-handled shifter.
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There is a shifter that puts the boat in Ford and then in neutral, and the shifter is just gone.
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So they have like a shifter in here, a shifter like a car.
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I cannot drive a shifter car, so we got a little situation here.
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You seem to be working that gear shifter right nice.
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Before she could change her mind, she jerked the shifter into drive, made a left on Museum Drive, and headed toward the city.
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The shifter broke.
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The shift area features a bunch of buttons and the normal PRNDS shift indicators, but there is no shifter at first glance.
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The electronic shifter, stalks, and window switches are sourced from Mercedes-Benz.
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The mechanics replaced the faulty shifter to ensure smooth gear changes in the vehicle.
Synonyms
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4.2
A lever in a car that you move to change how fast the wheels turn
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7.2
A bicycle part that moves the chain between gears to change speed
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3.6
A handle in a car you move to change gears
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4.2
A lever in a car that you move by hand to change gears
How Automatic
- Specialized
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3.7
- Specialized
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9.3
- Specialized
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6.5
- UK
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4.2
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Shifter comes from the verb shift meaning 'to move or change' and the ending -er meaning 'one who does something'. So a shifter in a car is the part that makes the vehicle change gears — the thing you use to move the car into a different gear.