1.the cognitive process of understanding a written linguistic message;
he enjoys reading books
2.a datum about some physical state that is presented to a user by a meter or similar instrument;
he could not believe the meter reading
3.a particular interpretation or performance;
on that reading it was an insult
4.written material intended to be read;
the teacher assigned new readings
5.a mental representation of the meaning or significance of something
6.a public instance of reciting or repeating (from memory) something prepared in advance;
the program included songs and recitations of well-loved poems
7.the act of measuring with meters or similar instruments;
he has a job meter reading for the gas company