stick down
B1 informal separable transitive
In simple words
Press something down to make it stay flat, or quickly write something.
Literal meaning: To use a sticky substance to fix something to a flat surface below.
Meanings
1 B1 neutral
To press something onto a surface using adhesive so that it lies flat and stays in place.
"The corner of the wallpaper kept lifting, so she stuck it down with extra glue."
Grammar: separable
2 B2 informal
(Informal, British) To write or note something quickly.
"Stick down your name and email on this sheet before you leave."
Grammar: separable
Usage notes
The adhesion sense is common in practical/craft contexts (sticking down carpet edges, envelopes, labels). The writing sense ('stick it down on paper') is informal British English.
Commonly used with
carpet edge label envelope note idea
Forms
Base
stick down
I/you/we/they
3rd person
sticks down
he/she/it
Past simple
stuck down
yesterday
Past participle
stuck down
have + pp
-ing form
sticking down
continuous
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