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Definition of Deliver

1. Verb. Deliver (a speech, oration, or idea). "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"

2. Verb. Bring to a destination, make a delivery. "They deliver the parcel to their parents"; "Our local super market delivers"

3. Verb. To surrender someone or something to another. "Fork over the money"

4. Verb. Free from harm or evil.

5. Verb. Hand over to the authorities of another country. "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"

6. Verb. Pass down. "Deliver a judgment"

7. Verb. Utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.). "The students delivered a cry of joy"

8. Verb. Save from sins.

9. Verb. Carry out or perform. "The boxer drove home a solid left"

10. Verb. Relinquish possession or control over. "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"

11. Verb. Throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball. "The pitcher delivered the ball"

12. Verb. Cause to be born. "My wife had twins yesterday!"

Definition of Deliver

1. 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.

2. a. Free; nimble; sprightly; active.

Definition of Deliver

1. Verb. To set free. ¹

2. Verb. To give birth. ¹

3. Verb. To assist in the birth of. ¹

4. Verb. To bring or transport something to its destination. ¹

5. Verb. To hand over or surrender (someone or something) to another. ¹

6. Verb. To express in words, declare, or utter. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Deliver

1. to take to the intended recipient [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Deliver

1. 1. To assist a woman in childbirth. 2. To extract from an enclosed place, as the foetus from the womb, an object or foreign body, e.g., a tumour from its capsule or surroundings, or the lens of the eye in cases of cataract. Origin: fr. O. Fr. Fr. L. De-+ liber, free (05 Mar 2000)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Deliver

delish delist delistable delisted delisting delistings delists delit delitescence delitescences

delitescency delitescent delitigate delitigation deliuered deliver (current term) deliver'd deliver the goods deliver the message to Garcia deliverability

deliverable deliverables deliverance deliverances delivered delivered the message to Garcia deliveredst deliverer deliverers deliveress

Literary usage of Deliver

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. United States Supreme Court Reports by Lawyers Co-operative Publishing Company, United States Supreme Court (1888)
"At the present day, no doubt, an agreement to pay money, or to deliver goods, may be assigned by the person to whom the money is to be paid or the goods are ..."

2. The New Testament of Our Lord and Saviour Jesus Christ: Translated Out of by Robert M. Hartley, American Bible Society, Wightman family (1875)
"9 deliver me, O LORD, from mine enemies : I flee unto thee to hide me. 11 Quicken me, O LORD, for thy name's sake : for thy righteousness' sake bring my ..."

3. The Constitution of the United States of America: With an Alphabetical by William Hickey, United States (1854)
"AN ACT making compensation to the persons appointed by the Electors to deliver the votes for President and Vice President. SEC. 1. ..."

4. South Eastern Reporter by West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals, West Publishing Company, South Carolina Supreme Court (1912)
"This action was brought to recover damages alleged to have resulted to plaintiffs on account of the failure to deliver the message promptly. ..."

5. The Pilgrim's Progress by John Bunyan (1860)
"0 deliver me from this muckrake ! INTER. That prayer, said the Interpreter, has lain by till it is almost rusty : " Give me not riches," is scarce the ..."

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