ref
See also: Appendix:Variations of "ref"
English edit
Etymology edit
Clippings
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
ref (plural refs)
- (informal) Clipping of referee.
- Abbreviation of reference.
- Abbreviation of refectory.
- (Philippines, informal) Clipping of refrigerator.
Derived terms edit
Verb edit
ref (third-person singular simple present refs, present participle reffing, simple past and past participle reffed)
- (informal, transitive, intransitive) To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
- 1982, Stephen King, Survivor Type:
- 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.
Anagrams edit
Icelandic edit
Noun edit
ref
Middle English edit
Etymology 1 edit
Noun edit
ref
- Alternative form of reif
Etymology 2 edit
Verb edit
ref
- Alternative form of reven
Swedish edit
Noun edit
ref