delivery

Definitions

1. 1noun

   The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.

2. 2noun

   The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters.

3. 3noun

   The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery.

4. 4noun

   The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes.

5. 5noun

   The act of exerting one's strength or limbs.

6. 6noun

   The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery.

7. 7noun

   the act of delivering a child

8. 8noun

   recovery or preservation from loss or danger

   "work is the deliverance of mankind"

   "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"

   Synonyms

   deliverancerescuesaving
9. 9noun

   (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

   Synonyms

   pitch
10. 10noun

    the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

    "his reluctant delivery of bad news"

    Synonyms

    bringing
11. 11noun

    the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another

    Synonyms

    livery
12. 12noun

    your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

    "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"

    "her speech was barren of southernisms"

    Synonyms

    speech
13. 13noun

    the event of giving birth

    "she had a difficult delivery"