De*liv"er*y, n.; pl. Deliveries (&?;). 1. The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.

2. The act of delivering up or over; surrender; transfer of the body or substance of a thing; distribution; as, the delivery of a fort, of hostages, of a criminal, of goods, of letters.

3. The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery.

4. The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes.

5. The act of exerting one's strength or limbs.

Neater limbs and freer delivery.

6. The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery.

• The act of conveying something
        The delivery was completed by four.
  
• The item which has been conveyed
        Your delivery is on the table.
  
• The act of giving birth
        The delivery was painful.
  
• (baseball) A pitching motion
        His delivery has a catch in it.
  
• (baseball) A thrown pitch
        Here is the delivery; ... strike three!
  
• The manner of speaking
        The actor's delivery was flawless.
  
• The place where a delivery happens
        The delivery room is just down the hall.
  
• The person who performs a delivery
        The delivery man is here.