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.