Definition of Mail

Verb: mail meyl

Send via the postal service
"I'll mail you the check tomorrow";
- get off, post [Brit]
Give to a courier to take to another place
"I'll mail you the paper when it's written";
- post [Brit], send
(computing) communicate electronically on the computer
"she e-mailed me the good news";
- e-mail, email, netmail

Noun: mail meyl

The bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service
The system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
"the mail handles billions of items every day"; "he works for the United States mail service";
- mail service, postal service, post [Brit]
A conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system
Any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
"your mail is on the table";
- post [Brit]
(Middle Ages) flexible armour made of interlinked metal rings
- chain mail, ring mail, chain armor [US], chain armour [Brit, Cdn], ring armor [US], ring armour [Brit, Cdn]
(computing) a system of world-wide electronic communication in which a computer user can compose a message at one terminal that can be regenerated at the recipient's terminal when the recipient logs in
"you cannot send packages by electronic mail";
- electronic mail, e-mail, email