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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.44 : [ gcide ]


  Sticking \Stick"ing\,
     a. & n. from Stick, v.
     [1913 Webster]
  
     Sticking piece, a piece of beef cut from the neck. [Eng.]
        
  
     Sticking place, the place where a thing sticks, or remains
        fast; sticking point.
        [1913 Webster]
  
              But screw your courage to the sticking place,
              And we'll not fail.                   --Shak.
        [1913 Webster]
  
     Sticking plaster, an adhesive plaster for closing wounds,
        and for similar uses.
  
     Sticking point. Same as Sticking place, above.
        [1913 Webster]

From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) : [ web1913 ]


  Sticking \Stick"ing\,
     a. & n. from Stick, v.
  
     Sticking piece, a piece of beef cut from the neck. [Eng.]
        
  
     Sticking place, the place where a thing sticks, or remains
        fast; sticking point.
  
              But screw your courage to the sticking place, And
              we'll not fail.                       --Shak.
  
     Sticking plaster, an adhesive plaster for closing wounds,
        and for similar uses.
  
     Sticking point. Same as Sticking place, above.

From WordNet (r) 2.0 : [ wn ]


  sticking point
       n : a point at which an impasse arises in progress towrd and
           agreement or a goal

From English Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sticking point
     alt.
     (lb en idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an
  interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or
  resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an
  interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or
  resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.

From English Wiktionary: English language only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-en-2023-07-27 ]


  sticking point
     alt.
     (lb en idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an
  interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or
  resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an
  interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or
  resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.

From English Wiktionary: Western, Greek, and Slavonic languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western_Greek_Slavonic-2023-07-27 ]


  sticking point
     alt.
     (lb en idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an
  interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or
  resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an
  interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or
  resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.

From English Wiktionary: Western languages only (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-en-Western-2023-07-27 ]


  sticking point
     alt.
     (lb en idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an
  interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or
  resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.
     n.
     (lb en idiomatic) A disputed issue or state of affairs that causes an
  interruption or outright impasse in progress towards some goal or
  resolution, especially in negotiation or argumentation.

From Finnish Wiktionary: All languages (2023-07-27) : [ dictinfo.com:wikt-fi-ALL-2023-07-27 ]


  sticking point
     Englanti n.
     kiistanaihe, erimielisyyden aihe (etenkin neuvotteluissa)

From English-Czech dicts.info/FreeDict Dictionary ver. 0.1.3 : [ freedict:eng-ces ]


  sticking point /stˈɪkɪŋ pˈɔɪnt/ 
  problémový bod (pol.)

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  sticking point /stˈɪkɪŋ pˈɔɪnt/
  Klebetemperatur

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  sticking point /stˈɪkɪŋ pˈɔɪnt/
  kontroverser Punkt, an dem keine Einigung möglich ist
           Note: Diskussion
   see: point, points, the point, key point, sore point

From English - German Ding/FreeDict dictionary ver. 1.9-fd1 : [ freedict:eng-deu ]


  sticking point /stˈɪkɪŋ pˈɔɪnt/
   [fig.] Knackpunkt 
           Note: kontroverser Punkt ohne Aussicht auf Einigung

From XDICT the English-Chinese dictionary : [ xdict ]


     n. 顶住点,关键,症结

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