snail mail vs post

post vs snail mail

snail mail and post both are nouns.

snail mail is not a verb while post is a verb.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
snail mail	Yes	No	No	No
post	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, post is a hypernym of snail mail; that is, post is a word with a broader meaning than snail mail:

snail mail: any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service
post: the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office

Other hypernyms of snail mail include mail, mail service, postal service.

snail mail (noun)	post (noun)
any mail that is physically delivered by the postal service	a job in an organization
	the delivery and collection of letters and packages
	an upright consisting of a piece of timber or metal fixed firmly in an upright position
	military installation at which a body of troops is stationed
	the system whereby messages are transmitted via the post office
	a pole or stake set up to mark something (as the start or end of a race track)
	A message on a social media website
	any particular collection of letters or packages that is delivered
	the position where someone (as a guard or sentry) stands or is assigned to stand

snail mail (verb)	post (verb)
	display, as of records in sports games
	mark or expose as infamous
	cause to be directed or transmitted to another place
	publicize with, or as if with, a poster
	To post a message on a social media website
	assign to a station
	place so as to be noticed
	mark with a stake
	affix in a public place or for public notice
	ride Western style and bob up and down in the saddle in rhythm with a horse's trotting gait
	transfer (entries) from one account book to another
	enter on a public list
	assign to a post; put into a post

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