The act of delivering from restraint; rescue; release; liberation; as, the delivery of a captive from his dungeon.
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.
The act or style of utterance; manner of speaking; as, a good delivery; a clear delivery.
The act of giving birth; parturition; the expulsion or extraction of a fetus and its membranes.
The act of exerting one’s strength or limbs.
The act or manner of delivering a ball; as, the pitcher has a swift delivery.
To dispose of speedily, as business; to execute quickly; to make a speedy end of; to finish; to perform.
To rid; to free.
To get rid of by sending off; to send away hastily.
To send off or away; - particularly applied to sending off messengers, messages, letters, etc., on special business, and implying haste.
To send out of the world; to put to death.
To make haste; to conclude an affair; to finish a matter of business.
The act of sending a message or messenger in haste or on important business.
Any sending away; dismissal; riddance.
The finishing up of a business; speedy performance, as of business; prompt execution; diligence; haste.
A message dispatched or sent with speed; especially, an important official letter sent from one public officer to another; - often used in the plural; as, a messenger has arrived with dispatches for the American minister; naval or military dispatches.
A message transmitted by telegraph.
