The difference between Mail and Send
When used as nouns, mail means a bag or wallet, whereas send means an operation in which data is transmitted.
When used as verbs, mail means to send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail, whereas send means to make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.
check bellow for the other definitions of Mail and Send
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Mail as a noun (now, _, regional):
A bag or wallet.
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Mail as a noun:
A bag containing letters to be delivered by post.
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Mail as a noun:
The material conveyed by the postal service.
Examples:
"Don't forget to pick up the mail on your way."
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Mail as a noun (dated):
A stagecoach, train or ship that delivers such post.
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Mail as a noun:
The postal service or system in general.
Examples:
"He decided to send his declaration by mail."
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Mail as a noun (chiefly, _, US, uncountable):
The letters, parcels, etc. delivered to a particular address or person.
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Mail as a noun (uncountable):
Electronic mail, e-mail: a computer network–based service for sending, storing, and forwarding electronic messages.
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Mail as a noun:
A trunk, box, or bag, in which clothing, etc., may be carried.
Examples:
"rfquotek Sir Walter Scott"
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Mail as a verb (ditransitive):
To send (a letter, parcel, etc.) through the mail.
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Mail as a verb (ditransitive):
To send by electronic mail.
Examples:
"Please mail me the spreadsheet by the end of the day."
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Mail as a verb (transitive):
To contact (a person) by electronic mail.
Examples:
"I need to mail my tutor about the deadline."
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Mail as a noun (uncountable):
Armour consisting of metal rings or plates linked together.
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Mail as a noun (nautical):
A contrivance of interlinked rings, for rubbing off the loose hemp on lines and white cordage.
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Mail as a noun:
Any hard protective covering of an animal, as the scales and plates of reptiles, shell of a lobster, etc.
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Mail as a noun (obsolete, rare):
A spot on a bird's feather; by extension, a spotted feather.
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Mail as a verb (transitive):
To arm with mail.
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Mail as a verb (transitive):
To pinion.
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Mail as a noun (historical):
An old French coin worth half a denier.
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Mail as a noun (chiefly, Scottish):
A monetary payment or tribute.
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Mail as a noun (chiefly, Scottish):
Rent.
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Mail as a noun (chiefly, Scottish):
Tax.
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Send as a verb (transitive):
To make something (such as an object or message) go from one place to another.
Examples:
"Every day at two o'clock, he sends his secretary out to buy him a coffee."
"to send a message, or a letter"
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Send as a verb (slang, dated):
To excite, delight, or thrill (someone).
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Send as a verb:
To bring to a certain condition.
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Send as a verb (intransitive):
To dispatch an agent or messenger to convey a message, or to do an errand.
Examples:
"Seeing how ill she was, we sent for a doctor at once."
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Send as a verb:
To cause to be or to happen; to bestow; to inflict; to grant; sometimes followed by a dependent proposition.
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Send as a verb (nautical):
To pitch.
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Send as a noun (telecommunications):
An operation in which data is transmitted.
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Send as a noun (nautical):
Examples:
"rfquotek W. C. Russell"