Definition of delivery

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delivery - 8 definitions

- noun
1. delivery -- the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
synonyms: bringing
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. delivery -- the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. manner of speaking -- your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
synonyms: manner of speaking, speech
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. delivery -- the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another
synonyms: livery, legal transfer
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. pitch -- (baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter
synonyms: pitch
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. rescue -- recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives"
synonyms: rescue, deliverance, saving
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. delivery -- the act of delivering a child
synonyms: obstetrical delivery
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
8. delivery, deliveries -- the act of delivering
synonyms: deliveries, redelivery
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 

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