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WORDNET DICTIONARY
Verb deliver has 12 senses
- deliver(v = verb.communication) present - deliver (a speech, oration, or idea); "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students" is one way to mouth, speak, talk, utter, verbalise, verbalize
- deliver(v = verb.contact) Array - bring to a destination, make a delivery; "our local super market delivers" is one way to bring, convey, fetch, get
- deliver(v = verb.possession) fork out, fork over, fork up, hand over, render, turn in - 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" is one way to give, hand, pass, pass on, reach, turn over
- deliver(v = verb.social) rescue - free from harm or evil; Array is one way to bring through, carry through, pull through, save
- deliver(v = verb.social) deport, extradite - hand over to the authorities of another country; "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there" is one way to expel, kick out, throw out
- deliver(v = verb.communication) render, return - pass down; "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment" is one way to communicate, pass, pass along, pass on, put across
- deliver(v = verb.communication) Array - utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.); "The students delivered a cry of joy" is one way to emit, let loose, let out, utter
- deliver(v = verb.social) redeem, save - save from sins; Array Derived forms noun deliverer2, noun deliverer1
- deliver(v = verb.possession) drive home - carry out or perform; "deliver an attack"; "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left" is one way to give
- deliver(v = verb.possession) cede, give up, surrender - relinquish possession or control over; "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in" is one way to gift, give, present
- deliver(v = verb.contact) pitch - throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball; "The pitcher delivered the ball" is one way to throw
- deliver(v = verb.body) bear, birth, give birth, have - cause to be born; "My wife had twins yesterday!" is one way to bring forth, produce
Derived form noun delivery3
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s something
Derived forms noun deliverer4, noun deliverer3, noun delivery1
Sample sentence:
They deliver the parcel to their parents
Derived forms noun deliverer4, noun delivery4
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Somebody ----s something to somebody
Derived forms noun deliverance1, noun deliverer2, noun delivery6
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
Something ----s something
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Somebody ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s something
Something ----s something
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Somebody ----s something
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Somebody ----s somebody
Something ----s somebody
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Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s something to somebody
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Somebody ----s something
Derived form noun delivery7
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Somebody ----s somebody
OXFORD DICTIONARY
deliver, v.tr.
1 a distribute (letters, parcels, ordered goods, etc.) to the addressee or the purchaser. b (often foll. by to) hand over (delivered the boy safely to his teacher).
2 (often foll. by from) save, rescue, or set free (delivered him from his enemies).
3 a give birth to (delivered a girl). b (in passive; often foll. by of) give birth (was delivered of a child). c assist at the birth of (delivered six babies that week). d assist in giving birth (delivered the patient successfully).
4 a (often refl.) utter or recite (an opinion, a speech, etc.) (delivered himself of the observation; delivered the sermon well). b (of a judge) pronounce (a judgement).
5 (often foll. by up, over) abandon; resign; hand over (delivered his soul up to God).
6 present or render (an account).
7 launch or aim (a blow, a ball, or an attack).
8 Law hand over formally (esp. a sealed deed to a grantee).
9 colloq. = deliver the goods.
10 US cause (voters etc.) to support a candidate.
1 a distribute (letters, parcels, ordered goods, etc.) to the addressee or the purchaser. b (often foll. by to) hand over (delivered the boy safely to his teacher).
2 (often foll. by from) save, rescue, or set free (delivered him from his enemies).
3 a give birth to (delivered a girl). b (in passive; often foll. by of) give birth (was delivered of a child). c assist at the birth of (delivered six babies that week). d assist in giving birth (delivered the patient successfully).
4 a (often refl.) utter or recite (an opinion, a speech, etc.) (delivered himself of the observation; delivered the sermon well). b (of a judge) pronounce (a judgement).
5 (often foll. by up, over) abandon; resign; hand over (delivered his soul up to God).
6 present or render (an account).
7 launch or aim (a blow, a ball, or an attack).
8 Law hand over formally (esp. a sealed deed to a grantee).
9 colloq. = deliver the goods.
10 US cause (voters etc.) to support a candidate.
Idiom
deliver the goods colloq. carry out one's part of an agreement.
Derivative
deliverable adj. deliverer n.
Etymology
ME f. OF delivrer f. Gallo-Roman (as DE-, LIBERATE)
THESAURUS
deliver
abalienate, administer, affranchise, alien, alienate, amortize, announce, articulate, assign, barter, bear, bequeath, born, breathe, bring, bring forth, bring out, broach, broadcast, carry, carry over, cart, cast, cede, chime, chime in, chorus, circulate, cleanse, cleanse away, come across with, come out with, commit, communicate, confer, consign, convey, deal, declare, deed, deed over, deliver over, demise, deport, devolve upon, diffuse, direct, disburden, discharge, disclose, disencumber, disenthrall, dispatch, dispense, disseminate, distribute, emancipate, emit, enfeoff, enfranchise, enunciate, exchange, expel, export, express, extract, extradite, extricate, feed, find, fire, fling, fling off, fork over, formulate, forward, free, free from, give, give birth to, give expression, give in, give out, give out with, give over, give release, give respite, give title to, give tongue, give up, give utterance, give voice, hand, hand down, hand forward, hand in, hand on, hand out, hand over, hurl, impart, import, inflict, intermit, launch, let out, liberate, lip, make known, make over, manumit, metastasize, metathesize, negotiate, out with, pass, pass on, pass out, pass over, pass the buck, perform, perfuse, phonate, phrase, pitch, pour forth, present, proclaim, produce, promulgate, pronounce, provide, publish, purge, purge away, purvey, put forth, put in words, raise, ransom, reach, read, recover, redeem, relay, release, relinquish, remove, render, reprieve, rescue, resign, retrieve, salvage, save, say, sell, send, set at large, set at liberty, set forth, set free, settle, settle on, shoot, sign away, sign over, sound, spread, state, strike, supply, surrender, suspend, switch, tell, throw, throw off, trade, transfer, transfer property, transfuse, translate, translocate, transmit, transplace, transplant, transport, transpose, turn over, utter, vent, verbalize, vocalize, voice, whisper, word, yieldROGET THESAURUS
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Voice
VB utter, breathe, give utterance, give tongue, cry, ejaculate, rap out, vocalize, prolate, articulate, enunciate, pronounce, accentuate, aspirate, deliver, mouth, whisper in the ear.Speech
VB speak of, say, utter, pronounce, deliver, give utterance to, utter forth, pour forth, breathe, let fall, come out with, rap out, blurt out have on one's lips, have at the end of one's tongue, have at the tip of one's tongue, break silence, open one's lips, open one's mouth, lift one's voice, raise one's voice, give the tongue, wag the tongue, talk, outspeak, put in a word or two, hold forth, make a speech, deliver a speech, speechify, harangue, declaim, stump, flourish, recite, lecture, sermonize, discourse, be on one's legs, have one's say, say one's say, spout, rant, rave, vent one's fury, vent one's rage, expatiate, speak one's mind, go on the stump, take the stump, soliloquize, tell, speak to, talk together, be eloquent, have a tongue in one's head, have the gift of the gab, pass one's lips, escape one's lips, fall from the lips, fall from the mouth.Deliverance
VB deliver, extricate, rescue, save, emancipate, redeem, ransom, bring off, bring through, tirer d'affaire, get the wheel out of the rut, snatch from the jaws of death, come to the rescue, rid, retrieve, be rid of, get rid of.Liberation
VB liberate, free, set free, set clear, set at liberty, render free, emancipate, release, enfranchise, affranchise, manumit, enlarge, disband, discharge, disenthrall, disenthral, dismiss, let go, let loose, loose, let out, let slip, cast adrift, turn adrift, deliver, absolve, unfetter &c, untie, loose, loosen, relax, unbolt, unbar, unclose, uncork, unclog, unhand, unbind, unchain, unharness, unleash, disengage, disentangle, clear, extricate, unloose, gain one's liberty, obtain one's liberty, acquire one's liberty, get rid of, get clear of, deliver oneself from, shake off the yoke, slip the collar, break loose, break prison, tear asunder one's bonds, cast off trammels, escape.Giving
VB deliver, hand, pass, put into the hands of, hand over, make over, deliver over, pass over, turn over, assign dower, present, give away, dispense, dispose of, give out, deal out, dole out, mete out, fork out, squeeze out, pay, render, impart, communicate, concede, cede, yield, part with, shed, cast, spend, give, bestow, confer, grant, accord, award, assign, intrust, consign, vest in, make a present, allow, contribute, subscribe, furnish its quota, invest, endow, settle upon, bequeath, leave, devise, furnish, supply, help, administer to, afford, spare, accommodate with, indulge with, favor with, shower down upon, lavish, pour on, thrust upon, tip, bribe, tickle the palm, grease the palm, offer, sacrifice, immolate.Transference
VB transfer, transmit, transport, transplace, transplant, translocate, convey, carry, bear, fetch and carry, carry over, ferry over, hand pass, forward, shift, conduct, convoy, bring, fetch, reach, tote, port, import, export, send, delegate, consign, relegate, turn over to, deliver, ship, embark, waft, shunt, transpose, displace, throw, drag, mail, post, shovel, ladle, decant, draft off, transfuse, infuse, siphon.
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