Adhere to surface
To glue down is to secure something to a surface using adhesive, preventing it from shifting or lifting: We glued down the loose corner of the carpet.
The phrase emphasizes permanence—once something is glued down, it's meant to stay put.
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Adhere to surface
To glue down is to secure something to a surface using adhesive, preventing it from shifting or lifting: We glued down the loose corner of the carpet.
The phrase emphasizes permanence—once something is glued down, it's meant to stay put.
Related — stick (Thin piece of wood); adhere (Stick firmly to); paste (Thick sticky substance); fasten · secure · press · flatten · lay flat · tape · cement · bond · affix · attach
attachment methodglue down ≠ float Buoyant object or vehicle; nail down · screw down · tack down · interlocking · peel-and-stick
fixedness/mobilityglue down ≠ unstick Free from adhesion; pull up · lift up · release · detach · remove
glue, down, glued, glues, gluing, gluey, glueing, downed, downing
Word data: Linguabase (CC0) · www.idea.org/words/glue_down