1. a lever or mechanism used to change gears in a vehicle

Examples

• She moved the gearshift into reverse to back out of the parking space.
• The gearshift was stuck in third gear and wouldn’t budge.
• He taught his son how to use the gearshift in the manual transmission car.
• The automatic transmission doesn’t require a manual gearshift.
• She accidentally knocked the gearshift while reaching for her coffee.
• The mechanic replaced the broken gearshift knob.