Mail | Mean of mail in English Dictionary

/ˈmeɪl/

• Noun
• the system used for sending letters and packages from one person to another
1. They do business by mail.
2. Don't bring the check to the office—send it through the mail.
3. The check is in the mail. [=the check has been sent and will be delivered by mail]
4. I hope the check hasn't gotten lost in the mail.
5. interoffice mail
• letters or packages sent from one person to another
1. Was the notice in today's mail?
2. Did we get any mail today?
3. Has the mail arrived yet?
4. sorting through the mail
5. There's a pile of mail on the table.
6. collecting and delivering the mail
7. reading the mail
8. They got a lot of hate mail [=extremely angry letters, e-mail, etc.] from people who disagree with their policies.
9. He has a job in the mail room. [=the room in an office where mail is handled]
• the system used for sending letters, packages, etc.
1. packages sent through the mails
2. He was charged with using the mails to commit fraud.
• Verb

• to send (something, such as a letter or package) by mail
1. Have you mailed (out) the invitations yet? [=(chiefly Brit) have you posted the invitations yet?]
2. She mailed me a copy of her manuscript. = She mailed a copy of her manuscript to me.
• Noun
• a kind of protective clothing (called armor) that is made of many small pieces or rings of metal which are linked together
1. a coat of mail