n. 1 account, description, story, article, write-up, piece, statement, dispatch or despatch, communication, communiqué, announcement, narrative, record; news, information Stanley hasn't yet sent in the full report of his meeting with John Is there any report from the front? 2 explosion, bang, boom, shot, gunshot, gunfire, backfire, discharge, crack, blast, detonation In the distance we heard the report of a gun, and later a muffled explosion
v. 3 relate, recount, describe, narrate, tell of, detail, give an account of, write up, document Our man in Kuala Lumpur reported a disturbance in a remote village 4 publish, promulgate, publicize, put out, announce, set forth, reveal, disclose, divulge, announce, circulate, make public, broadcast Two newspapers and a television station reported the arrest of the suspect 5 arrive, appear, surface, check in, sign in, clock in or on, turn up, come in, US report in We were asked to report for duty at 0800 on Friday 6 report on. investigate, cover, examine, explore, look into, inquire into, check into or on, check (up) on, research, study, probe, scrutinize, Slang check out, Brit suss out The new journalist was assigned to report on allegations of bribery in the council