Definitions of report:

• noun:   a short account of the news

  Example: "The report of his speech"

• noun:   the act of informing by verbal report

  Example: "He heard reports that they were causing trouble"

• noun:   a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
• noun:   a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

  Example: "They heard a violent report followed by silence"

• noun:   the general estimation that the public has for a person

  Example: "He was a person of bad report"

• noun:   a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment

  Example: "His father signed his report card"

• noun:   an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
• verb:   to give an account or representation of in words
• verb:   make known to the authorities

  Example: "One student reported the other to the principal"

• verb:   complain about; make a charge against

  Example: "I reported her to the superviser"

• verb:   announce one's presence

  Example: "I report to work every day at 9 o'clock"

• verb:   announce as the result of an investigation, or announce something to the proper authorities

  Example: "Dozens of incidents of wife beatings are reported daily in this city"

• verb:   be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

  Example: "Snow reported on China in the 1950's"