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sticks down

sticks down is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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 sticks down

What is sticks down the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Sticks down is the third-person singular simple present indicative of stick down.

Words near sticks down in the dictionary

  1. sticks and stones will break my bones, but words will never hurt me
  2. sticks around
  3. sticks at
  4. sticks at nothing
  5. sticks by
  6. sticks down
  7. sticks fat
  8. sticks in a bundle are unbreakable
  9. sticks in a bundle can't be broken
  10. sticks in a bundle cannot be broken
  11. sticks in one's gizzard

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