pitch upon

Variant of pitch

pitch definition

pitch (pic̸h)

noun

  1. a black, sticky substance formed in the distillation of coal tar, wood tar, petroleum, etc. and used for waterproofing, roofing, pavements, etc.
  2. any of certain bitumens, as asphalt, asphaltite, etc.
  3. a resin found in certain evergreen trees
  4. any of various synthetic substances having pitchlike properties

Etymology: ME pich < OE pic < L pix (gen. picis) < IE base *pi-, to be fat > fat

transitive verb

to cover or smear with or as with pitch

Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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