mail

Definition

  • noun: the system used for sending letters and packages from one person to another
  • noun: material sent or carried in the postal system
  • verb: to send (something, such as a letter or package) by mail
  • verb: to send by mail
  • often used in plural
  • synonyms: payment, bag, post

Examples

  • They got a lot of 'hate mail' [=extremely angry letters, e-mail, etc.] from people who disagree with their policies.

  • Have you 'mailed' (out) the invitations yet? [=('chiefly Brit') have you posted the invitations yet?]

  • She 'mailed' me a copy of her manuscript. = She 'mailed' a copy of her manuscript to me.

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) My dad was talking about. Is there a different mailroom? No. This is the only one. It's not very shiny. Now... over here's the trench. All the mail comes out that shooter. Scan and find the floor each piece is moving to. Put it in a canister And shove it up the tube with (..)
    2003 Elf
  • (..) Have you ever seen a mailroom? A mailroom? No. No? No. Oh, I mean, wow. Wow... listen, it's a place where mail From all over the world comes, Uh-huh. And they sort it out there, see? And you can touch it all, (..)
    2003 Elf