REF

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does ref mean? 

• REF (noun)
  The noun REF has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: REF used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• REF (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting people

Synonyms:

ref; referee

Hypernyms ("ref" is a kind of...):

official (someone who administers the rules of a game or sport)

Domain category:

athletics; sport (an active diversion requiring physical exertion and competition)