Deliver - Definition
deliver
v 1: deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement
speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the
students" [syn: deliver, present]
2: bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super
market delivers"
3: to surrender someone or something to another; "the guard
delivered the criminal to the police"; "render up the
prisoners"; "render the town to the enemy"; "fork over the
money" [syn: hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up,
turn in, deliver, render]
4: free from harm or evil [syn: rescue, deliver]
5: hand over to the authorities of another country; "They
extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be
tried there" [syn: extradite, deliver, deport]
6: pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" [syn:
render, deliver, return]
7: utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered
a cry of joy"
8: save from sins [syn: deliver, redeem, save]
9: carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow";
"The boxer drove home a solid left" [syn: deliver, drive
home]
10: relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to
surrender the building after the police moved in" [syn:
surrender, cede, deliver, give up]
11: throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball;
"The pitcher delivered the ball" [syn: deliver, pitch]
12: cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" [syn: give
birth, deliver, bear, birth, have]
