Dictionary definition · report
noun
- a written document describing the findings of some individual or group"this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
- the act of informing by verbal report"he heard reports that they were causing trouble"
- a short account of the news"the report of his speech"
- a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)"they heard a violent report followed by silence"
- a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment"his father signed his report card"
- an essay (especially one written as an assignment)"he got an A on his composition"
verb
- to give an account or representation of in words"Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"
- announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding"Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"
- announce one's presence"I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"
- make known to the authorities"One student reported the other to the principal"
- be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism"Snow reported on China in the 1950's"
- complain about; make a charge against"I reported her to the supervisor"
Source: Open English WordNet (CC BY 4.0).