referee reference
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ref /rɛf/USA pronunciation
n., v., reffed, ref•fing. [Informal.]
n. [countable]
v.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2025n. [countable]
- Sporta referee.
v.
- to be or act as referee of: [~ + object]She reffed a difficult game.[no object]had never reffed before.
ref
(ref ),USA pronunciation n., v.t., v.i., reffed, ref•fing. [Sports Slang.]
ref.,
- Sportreferee.
- by shortening 1895–1900
ref.,
- Sportreferee.
- reference.
- referred.
- refining.
- reformation.
- reformed.
- refund.
- refunding.
'ref.' also found in these entries (note: many are not synonyms or translations):
Lengua
- Ref. Ch.
- Ref. Pres.
- Ref. Sp.
- Spam
- astronomical frame of reference
- coreference
- cross reference
- frame of reference
- inertial system
- pica
- rafferty
- reef
- ref
- reference book
- reference electrode
- reference frame
- reference group
- reference mark
- referential
- reffo
- refluent
- reformation
- refugee
- reif
- self-reformation