delivery
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4.8
- noun
- /dɪˈlɪvəri/
- Jargon
- What a delivery by Kobe Bryant.
Examples
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Angel, back to pitch again, here is his delivery.
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Those first two deliveries, way outside.
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Then, as the pitcher went into his delivery, Darren took off.
Fiction book (2001) -
Hospitals and physicians were partners in the delivery of healthcare (Brown and McCool 1994).
Academic text (2001) -
The pitcher practiced his delivery to improve his accuracy during the game.
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Her swift delivery of the pitch surprised the batter and resulted in a strike.
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With a fluid delivery, the pitcher made it hard for the opponents to predict his throws.
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- Informal
27
2.2
A young man who delivers food and packages to homes by bicycle or motorbike
- Specialized
6
3.4
The way people get health services from places like a hospital or clinic
- Specialized
1
5.1
A medical way to help a baby out of the birth canal using metal tools to hold its head
- Specialized
1
7.1
A birth when the baby comes feet or bottom first instead of head first
1
3.8
A birth by an operation that cuts the mother's lower belly and womb to take out the baby
- Specialized
1
7.9
A tool used to carry genes into cells for research or treatment
- Specialized
1
6.0
A virus that carries new genes into cells for treatment or research
- Specialized
1
3.6
A baby born by an operation through the mother's belly and womb
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Etymology
Delivery comes from old words that meant 'set free' and then 'hand over', using the root liber, the same root you see in liberty. So a pitcher's delivery is the way they 'hand over' or 'send' the ball to start play.