1. A presentation or an account of something, often officially, formally, or periodically: The attorney filed her report with the court before the trial started.
2. A sudden, very loud noise, that may be caused by a gun or an explosion: When walking in the forest, Ezra heard a loud report and was afraid there were hunters in the woods.
3. Etymology: from Latin reportare, "to carry back"; from re-, "back" + portare, "to carry".

To present an accounting of an activity; either verbally or in a written form: Allen planned to report to the school committee regarding the information he had about the broken windows at his school.