Overview of noun mail

The noun mail has 5 senses

• mail -- (the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service)


• mail, mail service, postal service, post -- (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"; "in England they call mail `the post'")


• mail -- (a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system)


• mail, post -- (any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered; "your mail is on the table"; "is there any post for me?"; "she was opening her post")


• chain mail, ring mail, mail, chain armor, chain armour, ring armor, ring armour -- ((Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings)

Overview of verb mail

The verb mail has 2 senses

• mail, get off -- (send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow")


• mail, post, send -- (cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written")