(n.) The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release;
liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.
(n.) 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.
(n.) The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a
good delivery; a clear delivery.
(n.) The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or
extraction of a fetus and its membranes.
(n.) The act of exerting one's strength or limbs.
(n.) The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher
has a swift delivery.
