delivery
nounAU, CA, US, UK /dɪˈlɪv.(ə.)ɹi/
Etymology From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.
11 senses
- 1The act of conveying something.
- 2The item which has been conveyed.
- 3The act or process of a mother giving birth.
- 4A pitching motion.
- 5A thrown pitch.
- 6The manner of speaking or singing.
- 7The administration of a drug.
- 8A ball bowled.
- 9The process of throwing a stone.
- 10Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
- 11A cross or pass
1
The act of conveying something.
- The delivery was completed by four.
- delivery of a nuclear missile to its target
2
The item which has been conveyed.
- Your delivery is on the table.
3
Medicine, Obstetrics, Sciences The act or process of a mother giving birth.
- Near-synonyms: childbirth, parturition
- The delivery was painful.
1 more example
- During pregnancy, the Queen had been more than twice as wide as she was tall, and the act of delivery took three months and six days after it had begun.2011, Bethesda, Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim, scene: From the in-game book Beggar:
4
Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A pitching motion.
- His delivery has a catch in it.
5
Ball games, Baseball, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A thrown pitch.
- Here is the delivery; ... strike three!
6
The manner of speaking or singing.
- The actor's delivery was flawless.
- I shall not tell what Dr. Coutras related to me in his words, but in my own, for I cannot hope to give at second hand any impression of his vivacious delivery.1919, W[illiam] Somerset Maugham, “chapter 55”, in The Moon and Sixpence, [New York, N.Y.]: Grosset & Dunlap Publishers […], →OCLC:
1 more example
- Half of the comedy in West’s self-deprecating appearance on “Mr. Plow” comes from the veteran actor’s purring, self-satisfied delivery as he tells a deeply unnerved Bart and Lisa of the newfangled, less groovy cinematic Batman2012 June 3, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name):
7
Medicine, Sciences The administration of a drug.
- drug delivery system
8
Ball games, Cricket, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports A ball bowled.
9
Ball games, Curling, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Sports The process of throwing a stone.
11
Ball games, Games, Hobbies, Lifestyle, Soccer, Sports A cross or pass
- 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 2020.2021 June 29, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Germany”, in BBC Sport:
- Derived terms
35 terms
advice of delivery, breech delivery, cash on delivery, codelivery, continuous delivery pipeline, delivery boy, delivery confirmation, deliveryman, delivery note, delivery order, deliveryperson, delivery receipt, delivery room, delivery time, delivery van, deliverywoman, estimated date of delivery, general delivery, good delivery, home delivery, ice delivery door, interdelivery, milk delivery door, nanodelivery, nondelivery, outcome delivery, postdelivery, predelivery, proof of delivery, recorded delivery, red bag delivery, redelivery, take delivery, time of delivery, underdelivery- Hyponyms
- continuous delivery, misdelivery, special delivery