ref

UK /ɹɛf/ US /ɹɛf/

noun 6name 2verb 1

Definitions

noun

Clipping of referee.

Abbreviation of reference.

Abbreviation of refectory.

Clipping of refrigerator.

Please close the ref.

verb

To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.

On the block when we were growing up we called him Ronnie the Enforcer because he umped all the stickball games and reffed the hockey.

noun

Initialism of row echelon form.

Collocations

ADJ.

bad, blind, close, uproarious

The close ref made a terrible decision that cost us the match.

VERB + REF

travelling, yelled

The angry coach yelled at the ref for making a terrible call during the second half.

REF + NOUN

The ref made a controversial call during the match that upset both teams.

PREP.

after, through

The manager checked the rulebook after ref made the controversial penalty call.

Thesaurus

Synonyms

noun — (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American footba

referee

Antonyms

Idioms & Phrases

Example Bank

Please close the ref.

Wiktionary

On the block when we were growing up we called him Ronnie the Enforcer because he umped all the stickball games and reffed the hockey.

Wiktionary

The ref is going to end the game in two minutes.

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Travelling! Ref are you blind?

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The crowd was uproarious after the ref made a bad call.

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Tom yelled at the ref through the TV.

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Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, ref is marked as informal, UK. Watch for register when choosing this word.

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