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| Noun | 1. | report - a written document describing the findings of some individual or group; "this accords with the recent study by Hill and Dale"document, papers, written document - writing that provides information (especially information of an official nature) assay - a written report of the results of an analysis of the composition of some substance case study - a careful study of some social unit (as a corporation or division within a corporation) that attempts to determine what factors led to its success or failure white book, white paper - a government report; bound in white blue book - a report published by the British government; bound in blue green paper - a preliminary report of government proposals that is published in order to stimulate discussion progress report - a report of work accomplished during a specified time period position paper - a report that explains or justifies or recommends some particular policy medical report - a report of the results of a medical examination of a patient |
| 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"summarisation, summarization - the act of preparing a summary (or an instance thereof); stating briefly and succinctly indirect discourse - a report of a discourse in which deictic terms are modified appropriately (e.g., "he said `I am a fool' would be modified to `he said he is a fool'") direct discourse, direct quotation - a report of the exact words used in a discourse (e.g., "he said `I am a fool'") making known, informing - a speech act that conveys information megillah - (Yiddish) a long boring tediously detailed account; "he insisted on giving us the whole megillah" debriefing - report of a mission or task anecdote - short account of an incident (especially a biographical one) recital, yarn, narration - the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events; "his narration was hesitant" scuttlebutt, gossip, comment - a report (often malicious) about the behavior of other people; "the divorce caused much gossip" | |
| 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"news - information reported in a newspaper or news magazine; "the news of my death was greatly exaggerated" newsletter, newssheet - report or open letter giving informal or confidential news of interest to a special group bulletin - a brief report (especially an official statement issued for immediate publication or broadcast) urban legend - a story that appears mysteriously and spreads spontaneously in various forms and is usually false; contains elements of humor or horror and is popularly believed to be true | |
| 4. | report - a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing); "they heard a violent report followed by silence" noise - sound of any kind (especially unintelligible or dissonant sound); "he enjoyed the street noises"; "they heard indistinct noises of people talking"; "during the firework display that ended the gala the noise reached 98 decibels" | |
| 5. | report - a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment; "his father signed his report card"info, information - a message received and understood | |
| 6. | report - an essay (especially one written as an assignment); "he got an A on his composition" essay - an analytic or interpretive literary composition term paper - a composition intended to indicate a student's progress during a school term | |
| 7. | report - 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" estimation, estimate - the respect with which a person is held; "they had a high estimation of his ability" | |
| Verb | 1. | report - to give an account or representation of in words; "Discreet Italian police described it in a manner typically continental"inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" |
| 2. | 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" | |
| 3. | report - announce one's presence; "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock" check out - announce one's departure from a hotel | |
| 4. | report - make known to the authorities; "One student reported the other to the principal" inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" | |
| 5. | 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" inform - impart knowledge of some fact, state or affairs, or event to; "I informed him of his rights" cover - maintain a check on; especially by patrolling; "The second officer covered the top floor" | |
| 6. | report - complain about; make a charge against; "I reported her to the supervisor" |