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Meaning of 'deliver' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Deliver [ v. t.]
- To set free from restraint; to set at liberty; to release; to liberate, as from control; to give up; to free; to save; to rescue from evil actual or feared; -- often with from or out of; as, to deliver one from captivity, or from fear of death.
- To give or transfer; to yield possession or control of; to part with (to); to make over; to commit; to surrender; to resign; -- often with up or over, to or into.
- To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart.
- To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball.
- To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of.
- To discover; to show.
- To deliberate.
- To admit; to allow to pass.
- Free; nimble; sprightly; active.

Meaning of 'deliver' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . deliver [ v]
Meaning (1):
- carry out or perform
Example in sentence:
  • deliver a blow;
  • deliver an attack;
  • The boxer drove home a solid left
Meaning (2):
- pass down
Example in sentence:
  • deliver a judgment;
  • render a verdict
Meaning (3):
- to surrender someone or something to another
Example in sentence:
  • fork over the money;
  • render the town to the enemy;
  • render up the prisoners;
  • the guard delivered the criminal to the police
Meaning (4):
- cause to be born
Example in sentence:
  • My wife had twins yesterday!
Meaning (5):
- bring to a destination, make a delivery
Example in sentence:
  • our local super market delivers
Meaning (6):
- deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
Example in sentence:
  • The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students
Meaning (7):
- throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
Example in sentence:
  • The pitcher delivered the ball
Meaning (8):
- relinquish possession or control over
Example in sentence:
  • The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in
Meaning (9):
- utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.)
Example in sentence:
  • The students delivered a cry of joy
Meaning (10):
- hand over to the authorities of another country
Example in sentence:
  • They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there

Nearby Words:

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