stick down

verb

To cause to stick to a surface.

“Eventually the plaster stuck down on my arm.”

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Meanings

verbstick down (third-person singular simple present sticks down, present participle sticking down, simple past and past participle stuck down)

present singular third person sticks down · participle present sticking down · participle past stuck down · past stuck down

  1. transitiveTo cause to stick to a surface.

    I can't stick this picture down. I need better glue.

  2. intransitiveto stick to a surface.

    Eventually the plaster stuck down on my arm.

  3. To write something casually.

    If you don't know the answer, just stick down any old thing: you might get a mark for it.

Cite this entry
APA

stick down. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20down

MLA

“stick down.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20down. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “stick down,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/stick%20down.

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