Definitions for delivery

Definitions for (noun) delivery

Main entry: obstetrical delivery, delivery

Definition: the act of delivering a child


Main entry: rescue, saving, deliverance, delivery

Definition: recovery or preservation from loss or danger

Usage: work is the deliverance of mankind; a surgeon's job is the saving of lives


Main entry: pitch, delivery

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


Main entry: delivery, bringing

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

Usage: his reluctant delivery of bad news


Main entry: delivery, livery, legal transfer

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


Main entry: manner of speaking, delivery, speech

Definition: your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

Usage: his manner of speaking was quite abrupt; her speech was barren of southernisms; I detected a slight accent in his speech


Main entry: delivery

Definition: the event of giving birth

Usage: she had a difficult delivery


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