delivery

Etymology

From Middle English deliveri et al., from Anglo-Norman, from Old French delivrer.

noun

1. The act of conveying something.
   The delivery was completed by four.
   delivery of a nuclear missile to its target
2. The item which has been conveyed.
   Your delivery is on the table.
3. The act of giving birth
   The delivery was painful.
4. (baseball) A pitching motion.
   His delivery has a catch in it.
5. (baseball) A thrown pitch.
   Here is the delivery; ... strike three!
6. The manner of speaking.
   The actor's delivery was flawless.
   Half of the comedy in West’s self-deprecating appearance on “Mr. Plow” comes from the veteran actor’s purring, self-satisfied delivery as he tells a deeply unnerved Bart and Lisa of the newfangled, less groovy cinematic Batman June 3, 2012, Nathan Rabin, “TV: Review: THE SIMPSONS (CLASSIC): “Mr. Plow” (season 4, episode 9; originally aired 11/19/1992)”, in (Please provide the book title or journal name)
7. (medicine) The administration of a drug.
   drug delivery system
8. (cricket) A ball bowled.
9. (curling) The process of throwing a stone.
10. (genetics) Process of introducing foreign DNA into host cells.
11. (soccer) A cross or pass
    The win was secured with another moment of significance four minutes from time when captain Harry Kane, who had once again struggled to influence the game, headed in from substitute Jack Grealish's perfect delivery for his first goal of Euro 2020. June 29 2021, Phil McNulty, “England 2-0 Germany”, in BBC Sport