Definitions of reading:

• noun:   the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments

  Example: "He has a job meter reading for the gas company"

• noun:   the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message

  Example: "He enjoys reading books"

• noun:   a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument

  Example: "He could not believe the meter reading"

• noun:   written material intended to be read

  Example: "The teacher assigned new readings"

• noun:   a particular interpretation or performance

  Example: "On that reading it was an insult"

• noun:   a city on the River Thames in Berkshire in southern England
• noun:   a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
• noun:   a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance
• name:  A surname (rare: 1 in 100000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #7579)