Delivery vs. Fastball

Deliverynoun

The act of conveying something.

‘The delivery was completed by four.’; ‘delivery of a nuclear missile to its target’;

Fastballnoun

(baseball) Any of the variations of high speed pitches thrown in baseball

Deliverynoun

The item which has been conveyed.

‘Your delivery is on the table.’;

Fastballnoun

(baseball) A four-seam fastball, which is a backspin pitch thrown with a ball gripped in the direction to cause four of the seams of the ball to cross the flight path and released with roughly equal pressure by the index and middle fingers

‘The pitcher had a blazing fastball.’;

Deliverynoun

The act of giving birth

‘The delivery was painful.’;

Fastballnoun

a baseball thrown with maximum velocity.

Deliverynoun

(baseball) A pitching motion.

‘His delivery has a catch in it.’;

Fastballnoun

(baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity;

‘he swung late on the fastball’; ‘he showed batters nothing but smoke’;

Deliverynoun

(baseball) A thrown pitch.

‘Here is the delivery; ... strike three!’;

Fastballnoun

a baseball pitch thrown at or near a pitcher's maximum speed.

Deliverynoun

The manner of speaking.

‘The actor's delivery was flawless.’;

Fastballnoun

another term for fast-pitch softball

Deliverynoun

(medicine) The administration of a drug.

‘Drug delivery system.’;

Fastball

The fastball is the most common type of pitch thrown by pitchers in baseball and softball. such as former American major leaguers Nolan Ryan and Roger Clemens, rely on speed to prevent the ball from being hit, and have thrown fastballs at speeds of 95–105 miles per hour (153–169 km/h) (officially) and up to 108.1 miles per hour (174.0 km/h) (unofficially).

‘Power pitchers,’;

Deliverynoun

(cricket) A ball bowled.

Deliverynoun

(curling) The process of throwing a stone.

Deliverynoun

(genetics) Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.

Deliverynoun

The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.

Deliverynoun

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.

Deliverynoun

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

Deliverynoun

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

Deliverynoun

The act of exerting one's strength or limbs.

‘Neater limbs and freer delivery.’;

Deliverynoun

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

Deliverynoun

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

‘his reluctant delivery of bad news’;

Deliverynoun

the event of giving birth;

‘she had a difficult delivery’;

Deliverynoun

your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally;

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

Deliverynoun

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

Deliverynoun

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

Deliverynoun

recovery or preservation from loss or danger;

‘work is the deliverance of mankind’; ‘a surgeon's job is the saving of lives’;

Deliverynoun

the act of delivering a child