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Meaning of report

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From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:

  report
      n 1: a written document describing the findings of some
           individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by
           Hill and Dale" [syn: {report}, {study}, {written report}]
      2: the act of informing by verbal report; "he heard reports that
         they were causing trouble"; "by all accounts they were a
         happy couple" [syn: {report}, {account}]
      3: 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"
         [syn: {report}, {news report}, {story}, {account}, {write
         up}]
      4: a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun
         firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"
      5: a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and
         deportment; "his father signed his report card" [syn: {report
         card}, {report}]
      6: an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got
         an A on his composition" [syn: {composition}, {paper},
         {report}, {theme}]
      7: 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" [syn: {reputation}, {report}]
      v 1: to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet
           Italian police described it in a manner typically
           continental" [syn: {report}, {describe}, {account}]
      2: 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"
      3: announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9
         o'clock"
      4: make known to the authorities; "One student reported the
         other to the principal"
      5: 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" [syn: {report}, {cover}]
      6: complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the
         supervisor"

Source : WordNet ® Princeton University. 2010.

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