Car Definition–noun
| 2. | a vehicle running on rails, as a streetcar or railroad car. |
| 3. | the part of an elevator, balloon, modern airship, etc., that carries the passengers, freight, etc. |
| 4. | British Dialect. any wheeled vehicle, as a farm ca
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| 5. | Literary. a chariot, as of war or triumph. |
| 6. | Archaic. cart; carriage. |
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Accident Definition–noun | 1. | an undesirable or unfortunate happening that occurs unintentionally and usually results in harm, injury, damage, or loss; casualty; mishap: automobile accidents. |
| 2. | Law. such a happening resulting in injury that is in no way the fault of the injured person for which compensation or indemnity is legally sought. |
| 3. | any event that happens unexpectedly, without a deliberate plan or cause. |
| 4. | chance; fortune; luck: I was there by accident. |
| 5. | a fortuitous circumstance, quality, or characteristic: an accident of birth. |
| 6. | Philosophy. any entity or event contingent upon the existence of something else. |
| 7. | Geology. a surface irregularity, usually on a small scale, the reason for which is not apparent. |
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Report Definition–noun | 1. | an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.: a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient. |
| 2. | a statement or announcement. |
| 3. | a widely circulated statement or item of news; rumor; gossip. |
| 4. | an account of a speech, debate, meeting, etc., esp. as taken down for publication. |
| 5. | a loud noise, as from an explosion: the report of a distant cannon. |
| 6. | a statement of a student's grades, level of achievement, or academic standing for or during a prescribed period of time. |
| 7. | Computers. output, esp. printed, containing organized information. |
| 8. | a statement of a judicial opinion or decision, or of a case argued and determined in a court of justice. |
| 9. | reports, Law. a collection of adjudications. |
| 10. | repute; reputation; fame: a man of bad report. |
–verb (used with object) | 11. | to carry and repeat, as an answer or message; repeat, as what one has heard. |
| 12. | to relate, as what has been learned by observation or investigation. |
| 13. | to give or render a formal account or statement of: to report a deficit. |
| 14. | to send back (a bill, amendment, etc.) to a legislative body with a formal report outlining findings and recommendations (often fol. by out): The committee reported out the bill. |
| 15. | to make a charge against (a person), as to a superior: I intend to report
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| 16. | to make known the presence, condition, or whereabouts of: to report a ship missing. |
| 17. | to present (oneself) to a person in authority, as in accordance with requirements. |
| 18. | to take down (a speech, lecture, etc.) in writing. |
| 19. | to write an account of (an event, situation, etc.), as for publication in a newspaper. |
–verb (used without object) | 21. | to prepare, make, or submit a report of something observed, investigated, or the like. |
| 22. | to serve or work as a reporter, as for a newspaper. |
| 23. | to make one's condition or whereabouts known, as to a person in authority: to report sick. |
| 24. | to present oneself duly, as at a place: to report to Room 101. |
—Idiom| 25. | on report, Military. (of personnel) under restriction pending disciplinary action. |
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