biting point noun7 •The point where the clutch engages when the pedal is released.Tight clutch control is needed, so keep the clutch pedal just above the biting point. — 2005 •The precise position at which a control mechanism as been moved just enough to cause a device to operate.The slipping set screw is a source of much trouble when due to lack of proper biting point. — 1903 •(figurative) The point or set of circumstances when a particular action can begin or a critical transition can occur.Once, twice, three times she tried – but there was no biting point. There was only a vague, achy sense of evasion as her retinas strained to accomplish her mind's desire, and failed. — 2015 •The level of aggravation that causes someone or something to lash out or bite.This final prod from the press has brought us precisely to the biting point, and we are really much obliged to the prodder. — 1912 •The point of a blade or similar item where it begins to bite or penetrate.Jeremiah jumped aside and just cleared the biting point. — 2016 •The location where something is bitten.During the bite, the host blood reaches the flea's midgut, gets contaminated with bacilli from the biofilm, and due to the blockage, is returned to the biting point in the host's skin. — 2022 •The position of the jaw where the upper and lower teeth meet during a biteThe use of the resultant biting-point can be incorporated with any technique of building complete dentures. — 1962 formsbiting points
