delivery vs curve

curve vs delivery

delivery and curve both are nouns.

delivery is not a verb while curve is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
delivery	Yes	No	No	No
curve	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, curve is a hyponym of delivery; that is, curve is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than delivery:

delivery: the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it
curve: a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter

Other hyponyms of delivery include balk, ball, beanball, beaner, change-of-pace, change-of-pace ball, change-up, off-speed pitch, bender, breaking ball, curve ball, duster, bullet, fastball, heater, hummer, smoke, knuckleball, knuckler, overhand pitch, passed ball, screwball, sinker, spitball, spitter, strike, submarine ball, submarine pitch, wild pitch.

delivery (noun)	curve (noun)
recovery or preservation from loss or danger	a pitch of a baseball that is thrown with spin so that its path curves as it approaches the batter
the voluntary transfer of something (title or possession) from one party to another	curved segment (of a road or river or railroad track etc.)
the act of delivering a child	the property possessed by the curving of a line or surface
the act of throwing a baseball or softball by the pitcher towards home plate, which initiates play by giving the batter a chance to hit it	a line on a graph representing data
the act of delivering or distributing something (as goods or mail)	the trace of a point whose direction of motion changes
your characteristic style or manner of expressing yourself orally
the event of giving birth

delivery (verb)	curve (verb)
	form a curl, curve, or kink
	turn sharply; change direction abruptly
	form an arch or curve
	bend or cause to bend
	extend in curves and turns

Difference between delivery and curve

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