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report

noun
  1. the general estimation that the public has for a person
    reputation
  2. an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
    composition
  3. a short account of the news
    “The evening report was more pleasant than usual.”
    story
  4. the act of informing by verbal report
    “I heard reports that they were causing trouble.”
    account
  5. a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
    study
  6. a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
    “Their parents signed their report card.”
    report card
  7. a sharp explosive sound, especially the sound of a gun firing
    “The gun's report was heard all throughout the neighborhood.”
verb
  1. to give an account or representation of in words
    account
  2. make known to the authorities
    “One student reported the other to the principal”
  3. complain about
  4. announce one's presence
    “I report to work every day at 9 o'clock”
  5. announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
    “Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city”
  6. be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism
    “Snow reported on China in the 1950's”
    cover