Associations to the word «Ref»

Wiktionary

REF, abbreviation. Reference
REF, abbreviation. Refectory
REF, noun. Short form of referee.
REF, verb. (informal) to referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.

Dictionary definition

REF, noun. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play.

Wise words

Words are always getting conventionalized to some secondary meaning. It is one of the works of poetry to take the truants in custody and bring them back to their right senses.
William Butler Yeats