English

Noun

Ref.

1. (law) Abbreviation of refining.
2. (law) Abbreviation of referee. (title)

Usage notes

This is the customary abbreviation of this term as used in legal citation. See, e.g., The Bluebook: A Uniform System of Citation, Nineteenth Edition (2010), "Case Names and Institutional Authors in Citations", Table T6, p. 430-431; "Judges and Officials", Table T11, p. 443.

English

Noun

ref ‎(plural refs)

1. (informal) A referee.
2. (Philippines, informal) A refrigerator.
3. Abbreviation of reference.
4. Abbreviation of refectory.

Verb

ref ‎(third-person singular simple present refs, present participle reffing, simple past and past participle reffed)

1. (informal) To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.

Anagrams

• f***er, fer

Icelandic

Noun

ref

1. indefinite accusative singular of refur
2. indefinite dative singular of refur

Lojban

Rafsi

ref

1. rafsi of krefu.

Swedish

Noun

ref

1. Obsolete spelling of räv