ref

ref

 (rĕf)

n. Informal

A referee.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

ref

(rɛf)

n

(General Sporting Terms) informal short for referee

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

ref

(rɛf)

n., v.t., v.i. reffed, ref•fing.

referee.

[1895–1900]

ref.

1. referee.

2. reference.

3. referred.

4. reformed.

5. refund.

Random House Kernerman Webster's College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ref - (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play referee athletics, sport - an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition official - someone who administers the rules of a game or sport; "the golfer asked for an official who could give him a ruling"

Based on WordNet 3.0, Farlex clipart collection. © 2003-2012 Princeton University, Farlex Inc.

ref

noun

Sports. A person, usually appointed, who decides the issues or results, or supervises the conduct, of a competition or conflict:

arbiter, arbitrator, judge, referee, umpire.

Sports: ump.

The American Heritage® Roget's Thesaurus. Copyright © 2013, 2014 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Translations

Az.

arbitro

ref

¹ [ref] N (Sport) → árbitro/a m/f

---

ref

² PREP ABBR

1. =with reference to → respecto de

2. (in letter-head) =reference → ref.

Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005

ref

[ˈrɛf] n abbr (=referee) → arbitre m

Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005

ref

¹

n (Sport inf) abbr of referee → Schiri m (inf)

---

ref

² abbr of reference (number); ref your letter → mit Bezug auf Ihren Brief; ref Ms Bright → zur Weiterleitung an Frau Bright

Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007

ref

[rɛf] n abbr (Sport) (fam) =referee → arbitro

Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995