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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal;


The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

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]
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

sticking point n 1: a point at which an impasse arises in progress toward an agreement or a goal