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| 1. | [ noun ] (transportation) the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) | |
| Synonyms: | bringing | |
| Examples: | "his reluctant delivery of bad news" |
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| Related terms: | transportation service passage post consignment airdrop deliver | |
| 2. | [ noun ] (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter | |
| Synonyms: | pitch | |
| Related terms: | throw strike fastball wild_pitch submarine_ball curve knuckleball passed_ball beanball balk screwball sinker change-up spitball duster ball baseball baseball | |
| 3. | [ noun ] (obstetrics) the act of delivering a child | |
| Synonyms: | obstetrical_delivery | |
| Related terms: | deed abdominal_delivery midwifery forceps_delivery breech_delivery cesarean_section childbirth | |
| 4. | [ noun ] the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another | |
| Synonyms: | legal_transfer livery | |
| Related terms: | conveyance surrender bailment hand_over | |
| 5. | [ noun ] (rhetoric) your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally | |
| Synonyms: | speech manner_of_speaking | |
| Examples: | "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt" "her speech was barren of southernisms" "I detected a slight accent in his speech" |
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| Related terms: | expressive_style tone prosody tongue shibboleth address elocution inflection catch paralanguage | |
| 6. | [ noun ] the event of giving birth | |
| Examples: | "she had a difficult delivery" |
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| Related terms: | birth breech_delivery | |
| 7. | [ noun ] recovery or preservation from loss or danger | |
| Synonyms: | rescue saving deliverance | |
| Examples: | "work is the deliverance of mankind": "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" |
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| Related terms: | recovery redemption liberation search_and_rescue_mission reclamation lifesaving salvation salvage salvage rescue | |
| Similar spelling: |
deliver deliveryman deliverer deliverance deliverable |
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