ref

🇺🇸 /ref/ 🇬🇧 /ref/
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noun
R

A person who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.

The game's not over till the ref blows the whistle.

verb
R

To act as a referee in a game.

The game was badly reffed.

abbreviation
R

Short for 'reference', used to identify something like a document in business.

Our ref.: 3498

translation

n. A person who makes sure the rules are followed during a game.
v. To act as a referee in a game.
abbr. Short for 'reference', used to identify something like a document in business.

Word Forms

3rd Present refs
Past reffed
Perfect reffed
Progressive reffing
Plural refs

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