mail

n//meɪl//

post, brynja, mail, mejl, posta

  1. (now, _, regional) A bag or wallet. [from 13thc.]

  2. A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.

  3. (chiefly, _, US, uncountable) The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person. [from 19thc.]

  4. The (physical) material conveyed by the postal service. [from 17thc.]

  5. (dated) A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.

  6. The postal service or system in general. [from 17thc.]

  7. (uncountable) Email messages conceived in bulk (as with the analogous sense of physical mail).

  8. (countable, especially, Indian English) An email message.

  9. A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.

  10. (uncountable, history) Armour consisting of metal rings linked together.

  11. (uncountable) Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages. [from 20thc.]

  12. (ditransitive) To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.

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