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deliver

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deliver in WordNet English dictionary

verb
  1. cause to be born
    "My wife had twins yesterday!"
    give birth  deliver  bear  birth  have 
  2. relinquish possession or control over
    "The squatters had to surrender the building after the police moved in"
    surrender  cede  deliver  give up 
  3. deliver (a speech, oration, or idea)
    "The commencement speaker presented a forceful speech that impressed the students"
    deliver  present 
  4. pass down
    "render a verdict"; "deliver a judgment"
    render  deliver  return 
  5. utter (an exclamation, noise, etc.)
    "The students delivered a cry of joy"
    deliver 
  6. bring to a destination, make a delivery
    "our local super market delivers"
    deliver 
  7. throw or hurl from the mound to the batter, as in baseball
    "The pitcher delivered the ball"
    deliver  pitch 
  8. 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  deliver  render 
  9. carry out or perform
    "deliver an attack", "deliver a blow"; "The boxer drove home a solid left"
    deliver  drive home 
  10. hand over to the authorities of another country
    "They extradited the fugitive to his native country so he could be tried there"
    extradite  deliver  deport 
  11. free from harm or evil
    rescue  deliver 
  12. save from sins
    deliver  redeem  save 
WordNet Lexical Database v3.0, © 2006 Princeton University