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mail ¹  (ml)

n.

1.

a. Materials, such as letters and packages, handled in a postal system.

b. Postal material for a specific person or organization.

c. Material processed for distribution from a post office at a specified time: the morning mail.

2. A system by which letters, packages, and other postal materials are transported. Used in the plural with the.

3. A vehicle by which mail is transported.

4. Mail or messages sent electronically; e-mail.

v. mailed, mail·ing, mails

v.tr.

To send by mail.

v.intr.

To send letters and other postal material by mail.

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[Middle English male, bag, from Old French, of Germanic origin.]

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maila·ble adj.

maila·bili·ty n.

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mail ²  (ml)

n.

1. Flexible armor composed of small overlapping metal rings, loops of chain, or scales.

2. The protective covering of certain animals, as the shell of a turtle.

tr.v. mailed, mail·ing, mails

To cover or armor with mail.

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[Middle English, from Old French maile, from Latin macula, blemish, mesh.]

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mail ¹

Noun

1. letters and packages transported and delivered by the post office

2. the postal system

3. a single collection or delivery of mail

4. a train, ship, or aircraft that carries mail

5. short for e-mail

Verb

1. Chiefly US & Canad to send by mail

2. to contact or send by e-mail [Old French male bag]

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mail ²

Noun

flexible armour made of riveted metal rings or links [Old French maille mesh]

mailed adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	mail - the bags of letters and packages that are transported by the postal service message - a communication (usually brief) that is written or spoken or signaled; "he sent a three-word message" 1st class, 1st-class mail, first-class mail, first class - mail that includes letters and postcards and packages sealed against inspection express, express mail - mail that is distributed by a rapid and efficient system parcel post - postal service that handles packages bulk mail - mail consisting of large numbers of identical items (circulars or advertisements) sent to individual addresses at less than 1st-class rates and paid for in one lot third class, third-class mail - mail consisting of printed matter qualifying for reduced postal rates airmail - letters and packages that are transported by aircraft air mail - mail that is sent by air transport surface mail - mail that is sent by land or sea registered mail, registered post - mail that is registered by the post office when sent in order to assure safe delivery special delivery - mail that is delivered by a special carrier (for an additional charge) letter, missive - a written message addressed to a person or organization; "mailed an indignant letter to the editor"
	2.	mail - 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 service, postal service, post communicating, communication - the activity of communicating; the activity of conveying information; "they could not act without official communication from Moscow" airpost, airmail - a system of conveying mail by aircraft snail mail - any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service; "email is much faster than snail mail" RFD, rural free delivery - free government delivery of mail in outlying country areas
	3.	mail - a conveyance that transports the letters and packages that are conveyed by the postal system transport, conveyance - something that serves as a means of transportation
	4.	mail - 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" post aggregation, collection, accumulation, assemblage - several things grouped together or considered as a whole fan mail - mail sent to public figures from their admirers; "he hired someone to answer his fan mail" hate mail - mail that expresses the writer's dislike or hatred (usually in offensive language) mailing - mail sent by a sender at one time; "the candidate sent out three large mailings"
	5.	mail - (Middle Ages) flexible armor made of interlinked metal rings chain armor, chain armour, chain mail, ring armor, ring armour, ring mail body armor, body armour, cataphract, coat of mail, suit of armor, suit of armour - armor that protects the wearer's whole body brigandine - a medieval coat of chain mail consisting of metal rings sewn onto leather or cloth habergeon - (Middle Ages) a light sleeveless coat of chain mail worn under the hauberk byrnie, hauberk - a long (usually sleeveless) tunic of chain mail formerly worn as defensive armor gusset, voider - a piece of chain mail covering a place unprotected by armor plate Dark Ages, Middle Ages - the period of history between classical antiquity and the Italian Renaissance
Verb	1.	mail - send via the postal service; "I'll mail you the check tomorrow" get off send out, send - to cause or order to be taken, directed, or transmitted to another place; "He had sent the dispatches downtown to the proper people and had slept" pouch - send by special mail that goes through diplomatic channels
	2.	mail - cause to be directed or transmitted to another place; "send me your latest results"; "I'll mail you the paper when it's written" send, post express - send by rapid transport or special messenger service; "She expressed the letter to Florida" airmail - send or transport by airmail; "Letters to Europe from the U.S. are best airmailed" register - send by registered mail; "I'd like to register this letter" express-mail - send by express mail or courier; "Express-mail the documents immediately" transfer - move from one place to another; "transfer the data"; "transmit the news"; "transfer the patient to another hospital"

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mail

noun 1. letters, post, packages, parcels, correspondence

noun 2. postal service, post, postal system

verb 3. post, send, forward, dispatch, send by mail or post

verb 4. e-mail, send, forward

Translations

mail [meɪl] n → correo (= letters); cartas fpl

vt (= post) → echar al correo (= send); mandar por correo;

by mail → por correo

mail [meɪl] n → poste f (= letters); courrier m

vt → envoyer (par la poste);

by mail → par la poste

mail [meɪl] n → Post f

vt → aufgeben;

by mail → mit der Post

mail [meɪl] n → posta

vt → spedire (per posta);

by mail → per posta

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mail

n mail [meil]

letters, parcels etc by post His secretary opens his mail.posبَريدпощаpoštapostdie Postταχυδρομείο, αλληλογραφίαcorreo, cartas, correspondenciapostمرسوله پستیposticourrierדוֹאָרडाकpoštapostasurat pospósturposta郵便우편물paštas, korespondencijapasts; korespondencesuratpost(brev-/pakke) postpocztacorreiopoştă; cores­pon­denţăпочтаpoštapoštapoštapostจดหมายposta郵件поштаڈاک سے بھیجے جانے والے خط اور پارسلthư từ; bưu kiện邮件

v

to send by post. posيُرْسِل بالبَريدизпращамposlat poštousende; postemit der Post schickenταχυδρομώenviar/mandar por correopostiga saatmaپست کردنpostittaaposterלִשלוֹחַ בַּדוֹאַרडाक से भेजनाposlati poštompostára admengeposkanpóstleggjaspedire per posta郵送する우송하다siųsti paštusūtīt pa pastupos suratpostzaksende i posten, posteprzesłać pocztą, wysłaćenviara trimite prin poştăпосылать по почтеposlať poštouposlati po poštiposlati poštompostaส่งทางไปรษณีย์postalamak郵寄надсилати поштоюڈاک سے بھیجناgửi qua bưu điện邮寄

n ˈmailbag

a bag for letters etc The letters are put into mailbags and sent to London by train.possakكيس البَريدпощенски чувалpoštovní pytelpostsækder Postsackταχυδρομικός σάκοςsaca de correospostikottکیف مرسولات پستیpostisäkkisac postalשָׂק דוֹאַרपत्र रखने का थैलाpoštanska torbapostazsákkantung suratpóstsekkursacco postale郵便袋우편 가방pašto maišaspasta soma; pasta maissbeg suratpostzakpostsekkworek pocztowymala postalsac de poştăмешок для почтовой корреспонденцииvrece na poštupoštna torbavreće za poštupost-, brevsäckกระเป๋าไปรษณีย์posta torbası/çantası郵袋мішок з поштоюڈاک کا بڑا تھیلاtúi thư邮袋

n ˈmailbox

a postbox. posbusصُنْدوق البَريدкутияpoštovní schránkapostkasseder Briefkastenγραμματοκιβώτιοbuzónpostkastصندوق پستpostilaatikkoboîte aux lettresתֵּיבַת דוֹאַרलेटर बॉक्सpoštanski pretinacpostaládakotak suratpóstkassicassetta della posta郵便箱우체통pašto dėžutėpastkastepeti suratbrievenbuspostkasseskrzynka pocztowamarco do correiocutie poştalăпочтовый ящикpoštová schránkapoštni nabiralnikpoštansko sandučebrevlådaตู้ไปรษณีย์posta kutusu郵筒поштова скринькаڈاک کا ڈبہhòm thư邮筒

n ˈmailman [-mӕn]

(American) a postman. posmanساعي البَريدпощалъонlistonošpostbudder Briefträgerταχυδρόμοςcarterokirjakandjaپستچیpostinkantajafacteur/-triceדַווָרडाकियाpismonoša, poštarpostástukang posbréfberi, pósturpostino, portalettere郵便配達人우편 집배원paštininkaspastnieksposmenpostbodepostbud/-mannlistonoszcarteiropostaş, factor poş­talпочтальонpoštárpoštarpoštarbrevbärareคนส่งไปรษณีย์postacı郵遞員поштар, листоношаڈاکیہngười đưa thư邮递员