delivery

1 the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news" [syn: bringing]

2 the event of giving birth; "she had a difficult delivery"

3 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" [syn: manner of speaking, speech]

4 the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another [syn: livery, legal transfer]

5 (baseball) the throwing of a baseball by a pitcher to a batter [syn: pitch]

6 recovery or preservation from loss or danger; "work is the deliverance of mankind"; "a surgeon's job is the saving of lives" [syn: rescue, deliverance, saving]

7 the act of delivering a child [syn: obstetrical delivery]

English

Noun

delivery

1. The act of conveying something

   The delivery was completed by four.

2. The item which has been conveyed

   Your delivery is on the table.

3. The act of giving birth

   The delivery was painful.

4. A pitching motion

   His delivery has a catch in it.

5. A thrown pitch

   Here is the delivery; ... strike three!

6. The manner of speaking

   The actor's delivery was flawless.

7. administration of a drug

   Drug delivery system.

8. The process of throwing a stone

Translations

The act of conveying something (1)

• Czech: doručení
• Dutch: levering
• Finnish: toimitus
• French: livraison
• Hungarian: átadás
• Polish: dostawa
• Swedish: leverans
• Russian: доставка

the item which has been conveyed (2)

• Czech: zásilka

the act of giving birth (3)

• French: accouchement

a pitching motion (4)

a thrown pitch (5)

the manner of speaking (6)

administration of a drug (7)

• French: administration

Adjective

delivery

1. The place where a delivery happens

   The delivery room is just down the hall.

2. The person who performs a delivery

   The delivery man is here.

Delivery may refer to:

• Childbirth, the act of delivering a child
• Delivery of goods in commerce, e.g. pizza delivery, the delivery of pizza to a customer's home.
• Bowling a single ball in the sport of cricket
• Delivery (band), a British rock band related to the Canterbury Scene
• Delivery (song), a single by Babyshambles

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