Webster's 1913 Dictionary
STICKING
STICKING Stick "ing,
Defn: 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.
New American Oxford Dictionary
sticking plaster
stick ing plas ter |ˈstɪkɪŋ ˌplæstər | ▶noun chiefly Brit. an adhesive bandage, available in a roll or as individual patches.
sticking point
stick ing point |ˈstɪkɪŋ ˌpɔɪnt | ▶noun an obstacle to progress toward an agreement or goal: job security has emerged as a key sticking point in negotiations.
Oxford Dictionary
sticking plaster
stick |ing plas |ter ▶noun Brit. a piece of flexible material with an adhesive backing for covering cuts or small wounds. • [ often as modifier ] a temporary and inadequate solution to a serious problem: speed cameras may help, but this is a sticking-plaster solution.
sticking point
stick |ing point ▶noun an obstacle to progress towards an agreement or goal: safety issues have been a sticking point in the negotiations.
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