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report - 14 definitions

- noun
1. report -- a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
synonyms: study, written report
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
2. report -- the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a happy couple"
synonyms: account
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
3. report -- a short account of the news; "the report of his speech"; "the story was on the 11 o'clock news"; "the account of his speech that was given on the evening news made the governor furious"
synonyms: news report, story, account, write up
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
4. report -- a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
5. report card -- a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card"
synonyms: report card
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
6. composition -- an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
synonyms: composition, paper, theme
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
7. reputation -- the general estimation that the public has for a person; "he acquired a reputation as an actor before he started writing"; "he was a person of bad report"
synonyms: reputation
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
- verb
8. report -- to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
synonyms: describe, account
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
9. report -- announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
10. report -- announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
11. report -- make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
12. report -- be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism; "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"; "The cub reporter covered New York City"
synonyms: cover
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
13. report -- complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the supervisor"
Source:WordNet 3.0
 
14. report, reports -- to give an account of
synonyms: reports, reported, reporting, unreported
Source:OWL 2 Web Ontology Language
 
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