Phrase guide
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Sound
Each Play button uses your device's default local English voice, or a natural local fallback. The selected voice name appears after playback. This is synthesized speech, not a source recording.
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noun
That part of a gearbox involved in changing gear, including the lever and the forks attached to it.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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noun
The lever or other interface a human uses to shift gears.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: Canada, US
Topics: automotive, transport, vehicles
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Synonyms: shift lever, stick shift, gear lever, gear stick
Antonyms: none provided
noun
a stark change, esp. between considerably differently paced things (e. g. in a narration, topics on an agenda, music)
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively
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History
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Across languages
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