Delivery

//dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi// noun

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of conveying something. countable, uncountable

    "The delivery was completed by four."

  2. 2
    the act of delivering a child wordnet
  3. 3
    The item which has been conveyed. countable, uncountable

    "Your delivery is on the table."

  4. 4
    recovery or preservation from loss or danger wordnet
  5. 5
    The act or process of a mother giving birth. countable, uncountable

    "Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition"

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  1. 6
    the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it wordnet
  2. 7
    A pitching motion. countable, uncountable

    "His delivery has a catch in it."

  3. 8
    the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail) wordnet
  4. 9
    A thrown pitch. countable, uncountable

    "Here is the delivery; ... strike three!"

  5. 10
    the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another wordnet
  6. 11
    The manner of speaking or singing. countable, uncountable

    "The actor's delivery was flawless."

  7. 12
    your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally wordnet
  8. 13
    The administration of a drug. countable, uncountable

    "drug delivery system"

  9. 14
    the event of giving birth wordnet
  10. 15
    A ball bowled. countable, uncountable
  11. 16
    The process of throwing a stone. countable, uncountable
  12. 17
    Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells. countable, uncountable
  13. 18
    A cross or pass countable, uncountable

    "The win was secured with another moment of significance four minutes from time when captain Harry Kane, who had once again struggled to influence the game, headed in from substitute Jack Grealish's perfect delivery for his first goal of Euro 2020."

Etymology

From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.

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