report vs yarn

report and yarn both are nouns.

report and yarn both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
report	Yes	No	Yes	No
yarn	Yes	No	Yes	No

As nouns, yarn is a hyponym of report; that is, yarn is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than report:

report: the act of informing by verbal report
yarn: the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events

Other hyponyms of report include summarisation, summarization, indirect discourse, direct discourse, direct quotation, megillah, debriefing, anecdote, narration, recital, comment, gossip, scuttlebutt.

report (noun)	yarn (noun)
the general estimation that the public has for a person	a fine cord of twisted fibers (of cotton or silk or wool or nylon etc.) used in sewing and weaving
a short account of the news	the act of giving an account describing incidents or a course of events
the act of informing by verbal report
an essay (especially one written as an assignment)
a written document describing the findings of some individual or group
a written evaluation of a student's scholarship and deportment
a sharp explosive sound (especially the sound of a gun firing)

report (verb)	yarn (verb)
to give an account or representation of in words	tell or spin a yarn
make known to the authorities
complain about; make a charge against
announce one's presence
announce as the result of an investigation or experience or finding
be responsible for reporting the details of, as in journalism

Difference between report and yarn

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