Definition of delivers Delivers

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delivers, verb, present, 3rd person singular of deliver (infinitive).

WordNet

Verb delivers, delivering, delivered
deliver - bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers"
		fetch, convey, bring, get take away or remove; "The devil will fetch you!"
		misdeliver deliver to the wrong address
		swear out, process, serve subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
		unload, drop off, set down, put down, discharge, drop take the load off (a container or vehicle); "unload the truck"; "offload the van"
		consign give over to another for care or safekeeping; "consign your baggage"
deliver - save from sins
		redeem, save
		organized religion, religion, faith a strong belief in a supernatural power or powers that control human destiny; "he lost his faith but not his morality"
deliver - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
		present
		mouth, utter, verbalise, verbalize, speak, talk articulate silently; form words with the lips only; "She mouthed a swear word"
		speechify make speeches; hold forth, or harangue with a certain degree of formality; "These ministers speechify on every occasion"
deliver - throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball"
		pitch
		throw throw (a die) out onto a flat surface; "Throw a six"
deliver - carry out or perform; "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"
		drive home
		give proffer (a body part); "She gave her hand to her little sister"
		land reach or come to rest; "The bird landed on the highest branch"; "The plane landed in Istanbul"
deliver - utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy"
		let loose, emit, let out, utter expel (gases or odors)
deliver - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!"
		give birth, bear, birth, have
		bring forth, produce create or manufacture a man-made product; "We produce more cars than we can sell"; "The company has been making toys for two centuries"
		twin give birth to twins
		drop give birth; used for animals; "The cow dropped her calf this morning"
		foal give birth to a foal; "the mare foaled"
		cub give birth to cubs; "bears cub every year"
		kitten have kittens; "our cat kittened again this year"
		lamb give birth to a lamb; "the ewe lambed"
		litter give birth to a litter of animals
		pup, whelp birth; "the dog whelped"
		farrow, pig give birth; "sows farrow"
		fawn have fawns; "deer fawn"
		have young, calve birth; "the whales calve at this time of year"
		have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
		have a bun in the oven, gestate, expect, bear, carry be pregnant with; "She is bearing his child"; "The are expecting another child in January"; "I am carrying his child"
deliver - free from harm or evil
		rescue
		bring through, carry through, pull through, save put in effect; "carry out a task"; "execute the decision of the people"; "He actioned the operation"
		salvage, salve, relieve, save collect discarded or refused material; "She scavenged the garbage cans for food"
		reprieve relieve temporarily
deliver - relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
		surrender, cede, give up
		gift, present, give bring forward and present to the mind; "We presented the arguments to him"; "We cannot represent this knowledge to our formal reason"
		yield up surrender, as a result of pressure or force
		sell persuade somebody to accept something; "The French try to sell us their image as great lovers"
		sign away, sign over formally assign ownership of; "She signed away her rights"
deliver - 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"
		hand over, fork over, fork out, fork up, turn in, render
		hand, pass on, reach, turn over, pass, give guide or conduct or usher somewhere; "hand the elderly lady into the taxi"
		bail remove (water) from a vessel with a container
		give away make a gift of; "She gave away her antique furniture"
deliver - hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
		extradite, deport
		kick out, expel, throw out force to leave or move out; "He was expelled from his native country"
		repatriate admit back into the country
deliver - pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
		render, return
		pass along, put across, communicate, pass on, pass transmit thoughts or feelings; "He communicated his anxieties to the psychiatrist"

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Wiktionary

deliver (Verb)
To set free .
deliver (Verb)
To give birth.
deliver (Verb)
To assist in the birth of.
deliver (Verb)
To bring or transport something to its destination.
deliver (Verb)
To hand over or surrender someone or something to another.
deliver (Verb)
To express in words, declare, or utter.

Webster DictionaryWebster's Unabridged Dictionary 📘

deliver (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.
deliver (v. t.)
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.
deliver (v. t.)
To make over to the knowledge of another; to communicate; to utter; to speak; to impart.
deliver (v. t.)
To give forth in action or exercise; to discharge; as, to deliver a blow; to deliver a broadside, or a ball.
deliver (v. t.)
To free from, or disburden of, young; to relieve of a child in childbirth; to bring forth; -- often with of.
deliver (v. t.)
To discover; to show.
deliver (v. t.)
To deliberate.
deliver (v. t.)
To admit; to allow to pass.
deliver (v. t.)
Free; nimble; sprightly; active.

OmegaWiki DictionaryOmegaWiki Dictionary Ω

deliver
To help a woman or an animal to give birth.
deliver
To release an offspring from one's own body; to cause to be born.
deliver
To free from harm or evil.
deliver
To bring or transport something to its destination.
deliver
To deliver (a lecture, a sermon, etc.) orally.
deliver
To relinquish possession or control of to another because of demand or compulsion.

Chambers DictionaryChamber's 20th Century Dictionary 📕

deliver
de-liv′ėr, v.t. to liberate or set free from restraint or danger: to rescue from evil or fear: to give up or part with: to communicate: to pronounce: to give forth, as a blow, a ball, &c.: to disburden a woman of a child in childbirth.—adj. Deliv′erable.—ns. Deliv′erance, act of delivering or freeing: act of transferring from one to another: parturition: the utterance of a judgment or authoritative opinion; Deliv′erer; Deliv′ery, the act of delivering: a giving up: the act or manner of speaking in public, of discharging a shot, of throwing a cricket-ball, of pouring water, &c.: the act of giving birth.—General delivery, the delivery of letters from a post-office window to the persons to whom they are addressed—opp. to house to house delivery; Gaol, or Jail, delivery (see Gaol). [Fr. délivrer—L. de, from, liberāre, to set free—liber, free.]

Sailor's Word-BookThe Sailor's Word-Book ⛵

deliver
To yield, to rescue, to deliver battle, to deliver a broadside, a shot, or a blow. Also, to take goods from the ship to the shore. To discharge a cargo from a vessel into the keeping of its consignees.