| 1. | a point, detail, or circumstance causing or likely to cause a stalemate or impasse: The bill would have gone through the Senate quickly but for one sticking point. |
| 2. | sticking place (def. 1). |
| 1. | Also called sticking point. the place or point at which something stops and holds firm. |
| 2. | the place in the lower part of an animal's neck where the knife is thrust in slaughtering. |
| sticking point n. A point, issue, or situation that causes or is likely to cause an impasse. |