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report[1,noun] report[2,verb]

Main Entry: ¹re·port
Pronunciation: ri-'port
Function: noun
Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo-French, from reporter to bring back, report, from Latin reportare, from re- + portare to carry -- more at FARE
1 a : common talk or an account spread by common talk : RUMOR b : quality of reputation <a witness of good report>
2 a : a usually detailed account or statement <a news report> b : an account or statement of a judicial opinion or decision c : a usually formal record of the proceedings of a meeting or session
3 : an explosive noise
- on report : subject to disciplinary action <was put on report for the violation>