human action,
human activity,
deed,
act a legal document signed and sealed and delivered to effect a transfer of property and to show the legal right to possess it; "he signed the deed"; "he kept the title to his car in the glove compartment"
forceps delivery delivery in which forceps are inserted through the vagina and used to grasp the head of the fetus and pull it through the birth canal; since the forceps can injure the fetus this procedure has generally given way to cesarean deliveries
delivery -
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail); "his reluctant delivery of bad news"
airdrop delivery of supplies or equipment or personnel by dropping them by parachute from an aircraft; "until then, front line troops will be supplied by airdrop"
consignment the delivery of goods for sale or disposal
throw the act of throwing (propelling something with a rapid movement of the arm and wrist); "the catcher made a good throw to second base"
baseball game,
baseball a ball game played with a bat and ball between two teams of nine players; teams take turns at bat trying to score runs; "he played baseball in high school"; "there was a baseball game on every empty lot"; "there was a desire for National League ball in the area"; "play ball!"
balk an illegal pitching motion while runners are on base
ball a pitch that is not in the strike zone; "he threw nine straight balls before the manager yanked him"
beanball,
beaner a baseball deliberately thrown at the batter's head
duster a pitch thrown deliberately close to the batter
fastball,
heater,
hummer,
bullet,
smoke (baseball) a pitch thrown with maximum velocity; "he swung late on the fastball"; "he showed batters nothing but smoke"
overhand pitch a baseball pitch in which the hand moves above the shoulder
passed ball a pitch that the catcher should have caught but did not; allows a base runner to advance a base
screwball a pitch with reverse spin that curves toward the side of the plate from which it was thrown
sinker a pitch that curves downward rapidly as it approaches the plate
spitball,
spitter an illegal pitch in which a foreign substance (spit or Vaseline) is applied to the ball by the pitcher before he throws it
strike (baseball) a pitch that the batter swings at and misses, or that the batter hits into foul territory, or that the batter does not swing at but the umpire judges to be in the area over home plate and between the batter's knees and shoulders; "this pitcher throws more strikes than balls"
delivery -
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally; "his manner of speaking was quite abrupt"; "her speech was barren of southernisms"; "I detected a slight accent in his speech"
expressive style,
style a way of expressing something (in language or art or music etc.) that is characteristic of a particular person or group of people or period; "all the reporters were expected to adopt the style of the newspaper"
address the stance assumed by a golfer in preparation for hitting a golf ball
catch the act of catching an object with the hands; "Mays made the catch with his back to the plate"; "he made a grab for the ball before it landed"; "Martin's snatch at the bridle failed and the horse raced away"; "the infielder's snap and throw was a single motion"
tongue the flap of material under the laces of a shoe or boot
shibboleth a manner of speaking that is distinctive of a particular group of people
tone of voice,
tone (linguistics) a pitch or change in pitch of the voice that serves to distinguish words in tonal languages; "the Beijing dialect uses four tones"
elocution an expert manner of speaking involving control of voice and gesture
