DELIVERIES - Definition & Meaning for Kids

Meaning 1

Part of speech: Noun

(baseball) the act of throwing a baseball by a pitcher to a batter

Meaning 2

Part of speech: Noun

the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another

Meaning 3

Part of speech: Noun

the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)

Example: his reluctant delivery of bad news

Meaning 4

Part of speech: Noun

the act of delivering a child

Meaning 5

Part of speech: Noun

your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally

Example: his manner of speaking was quite abrupt; her speech was barren of southernisms; I detected a slight accent in his speech

Meaning 6

Part of speech: Noun

the event of giving birth

Example: she had a difficult delivery

Meaning 7

Part of speech: Noun

recovery or preservation from loss or danger

Example: work is the deliverance of mankind; a surgeon's job is the saving of lives