Deliververb
To set free from restraint or danger.
âdeliver a captive from the prisonâ;
Delvernoun
One who digs or delves, as with a spade.
Deliververb
(process) To do with birth.
Delvernoun
One who digs, as with a spade.
Deliververb
To assist in the birth of.
âthe doctor delivered the babyâ;
Deliververb
To assist (a female) in bearing, that is, in bringing forth (a child).
âthe duchess was delivered of a sonâ; âthe doctor is expected to deliver her of a daughter tomorrowâ;
Deliververb
To give birth to.
âshe delivered a baby boy yesterdayâ;
Deliververb
To free from or disburden of anything.
Deliververb
To bring or transport something to its destination.
âdeliver a package;â; âdeliver the mailâ;
Deliververb
To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another.
âdeliver the thief to the policeâ;
Deliververb
To produce what was expected or required.
Deliververb
To express in words or vocalizations, declare, utter, or vocalize.
âdeliver a speechâ;
Deliververb
To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge.
âto deliver a blowâ;
Deliververb
To discover; to show.
Deliververb
(obsolete) To admit; to allow to pass.
Deliververb
(medicine) To administer a drug.
Deliververb
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.
âHe that taketh warning shall deliver his soul.â; âPromise was that IShould Israel from Philistian yoke deliver.â;
Deliververb
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.
âThou shalt deliver Pharaoh's cup into his hand.â; âThe constables have delivered her over.â; âThe exalted mindAll sense of woe delivers to the wind.â;
Deliververb
To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart.
âTill he these words to him deliver might.â; âWhereof the former delivers the precepts of the art, and the latter the perfection.â;
Deliververb
To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball.
âShaking his head and delivering some show of tears.â; âAn uninstructed bowler . . . thinks to attain the jack by delivering his bowl straightforward upon it.â;
Deliververb
To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; - often with of.
âShe was delivered safe and soon.â; âTully was long ere he could be delivered of a few verses, and those poor ones.â;
Deliververb
To discover; to show.
âI 'll deliverMyself your loyal servant.â;
Deliververb
To deliberate.
Deliververb
To admit; to allow to pass.
Deliveradjective
Free; nimble; sprightly; active.
âWonderly deliver and great of strength.â;
Deliververb
deliver (a speech, oration, or idea);
âThe commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the studentsâ;
Deliververb
bring to a destination, make a delivery;
âour local super market deliversâ;
Deliververb
to surrender someone or something to another;
âthe guard delivered the criminal to the policeâ; ârender up the prisonersâ; ârender the town to the enemyâ; âfork over the moneyâ;
Deliververb
free from harm or evil
Deliververb
hand over to the authorities of another country;
âThey extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried thereâ;
Deliververb
pass down;
ârender a verdictâ; âdeliver a judgmentâ;
Deliververb
utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.);
âThe students delivered a cry of joyâ;
Deliververb
save from sins
Deliververb
carry out or perform;
âdeliver an attackâ; âdeliver a blowâ; âThe boxer drove home a solid leftâ;
Deliververb
relinquish possession or control over;
âThe squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved inâ;
Deliververb
throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball;
âThe pitcher delivered the ballâ;
Deliververb
give birth (to a newborn);
âMy wife had twins yesterday!â;