ref
noun
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Definition of ref
(Entry 1 of 2)
: a referee in a game or sport
ref
abbreviationDefinition of ref (Entry 2 of 2)
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reference
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refunding
Examples of ref in a Sentence
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By relying on video technology rather than the human biases of a ref, the game is slower and less emotional. — Eric Niiler, WIRED, "Video Review Is Changing Soccer, and No One Seems to Want It," 9 Aug. 2019 To test his theory, Spitz and his team sent video clips to nearly 90 refs in five countries, as described in a paper published last year in the journal Cognitive Research. — Eric Niiler, WIRED, "Video Review Is Changing Soccer, and No One Seems to Want It," 9 Aug. 2019 The events are designed to allow top officials to tutor less experienced refs in a game setting and also to allow coaches and officials to interact on the field and in question and answer sessions. — Buddy Collings, orlandosentinel.com, "Orlando area high school referees get their own football practice," 9 Aug. 2019 Before the auction, Epstein and Trump each tried to work the ref; the trustee in the case, Joseph Luzinski, recalls being lobbied by both camps. — Beth Reinhard, sun-sentinel.com, "Trump and Epstein partied together. Then a Palm Beach mansion came between them.," 31 July 2019 Ireland players saw it all and told it all to the disinterested ref, but the goal stood and the Boys in Green fell. — SI.com, "50 of the Biggest Controversies in Football History," 21 June 2019 While the ref tried to get Anderson out of the ring, Gallows attacked, hanging Ricochet on the top turnbuckle. — Aaron Oster, baltimoresun.com, "Brock Lesnar cashes in at ‘Extreme Rules’ to become Universal Champion again," 15 July 2019 The refs are amazing and help the kids out in the games. — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, "Blue Wolves win Coral Springs Basketball Club girls title," 27 June 2019 Similarly, in the absence of VAR, refs aren’t likely to call a minor-looking infraction in the box at crucial stages of a game — sort of like NBA officials calling only the most egregious fouls in the desperate final moments. — Bruce Jenkins, SFChronicle.com, "World Cup’s VAR replay system tarnishes a great event," 25 June 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'ref.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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ref
noun
English Language Learners Definition of ref
informal
: a referee in a game or sport
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