report

1. (verb) to give an account or representation of in words: "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental."
Synonyms: describe
Related Words: inform

2. (verb) make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal"
Synonyms: turn in
Related Words: inform

3. (verb) complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the superviser"
Related Words: complain, kick, kvetch, plain, quetch, sound off

4. (verb) announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"
Related Words: announce, check in, check out, clock off, clock out, denote, punch out, sign in

5. (verb) announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities; "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"; "The team reported significant advances in their research"
Related Words: announce, denote

6. (verb) 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
Related Words: inform

7. (noun) 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: account, news report, story, write up
Related Words: bulletin, communique, despatch, dispatch, exclusive, news, newsletter, newssheet, scoop

8. (noun) 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
Related Words: anecdote, comment, debriefing, direct discourse, direct quotation, gossip, indirect discourse, informing, making known, narration, narrative, recital, scuttlebutt, story, tale, yarn

9. (noun) a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"
Synonyms: study
Related Words: blue book, info, information, medical report, progress report, white book, white paper

10. (noun) a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence"
Related Words: noise

11. (noun) 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
Related Words: estimate, estimation

12. (noun) a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card"
Synonyms: report card
Related Words: info, information

13. (noun) an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition"
Synonyms: composition, paper, theme
Related Words: essay



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