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sticking down

sticking down is the present participle and gerund of stick down.

Meaning of stick down

Verb

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

  1. (transitive) To cause to stick to a surface.
    • I can't stick this picture down. I need better glue.
  2. (intransitive) to 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.

Questions about sticking down

What is sticking down the present participle and gerund of?
Sticking down is the present participle and gerund of stick down.

Words near sticking down in the dictionary

  1. sticking a needle in my eye
  2. sticking around
  3. sticking at
  4. sticking at nothing
  5. sticking by
  6. sticking down
  7. sticking fat
  8. sticking in one's gizzard
  9. sticking in someone's craw
  10. sticking in someone's gullet
  11. sticking in someone's throat

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