English to English
mail

(m/eI/l
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noun (n)
- the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service(noun.communication)source: wordnet30
- the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office(noun.communication)Example:
The mail handles billions of items every day.
He works for the United States mail service.
In England they call mail `the post'.
source: wordnet30 - a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered(noun.group)Example:
Your mail is on the table.
source: wordnet30 - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
- A spot.(noun)source: webster1913
- A small piece of money; especially, an English silver half-penny of the time of Henry V.(noun)source: webster1913
- A flexible fabric made of metal rings interlinked. It was used especially for defensive armor.(noun)source: webster1913
- A bag; a wallet.(noun)source: webster1913
verb (v)
- send via the postal service(verb.contact)Example:
I'll mail you the check tomorrow.
source: wordnet30 - To arm with mail.(verb)source: webster1913
- To deliver into the custody of the postoffice officials, or place in a government letter box, for transmission by mail; to post; as, to mail a letter.(verb)source: webster1913