Definitions for REF
rɛfref

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. referee, refnoun

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

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. refnoun

   Short form of referee.

2. refverb

   to referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.

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1. ref

   In most contexts, "ref" is an abbreviation that stands for referee, reference, or referral. However, the specific definition can vary depending on the context. For example: 1. Sports: Ref often stands for "referee", an official who watches a game or match closely to enforce the rules and arbitrate on matters occurring during play. 2. Computing/Programming: Ref can mean "reference" when used as in "ref type" or "pass by ref". It is used to point towards a location that holds the actual value, rather than holding the value itself. 3. Medical: Ref in medical terms can mean "referral". When a doctor refers a patient to a specialist, it's commonly abbreviated to "ref". 4. Business/Marketing: Ref can also mean "reference", as in a point of reference or in referral marketing, where customers are incentivized to refer new customers.

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1. REF

   What does REF stand for? -- Explore the various meanings for the REF acronym on the Abbreviations.com website.

Surnames Frequency by Census RecordsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. REF

   According to the U.S. Census Bureau, Ref is ranked #32599 in terms of the most common surnames in America.
   
   The Ref surname appeared 705 times in the 2010 census and if you were to sample 100,000 people in the United States, approximately 0 would have the surname Ref.
   
   60.9% or 430 total occurrences were White.
   22.8% or 161 total occurrences were Black.
   11.2% or 79 total occurrences were of Hispanic origin.
   1.8% or 13 total occurrences were Asian.
   1.8% or 13 total occurrences were of two or more races.
   1.2% or 9 total occurrences were American Indian or Alaskan Native.

Matched Categories

1. • Official
   • Sport

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REF' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2519

2. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'REF' in Nouns Frequency: #1032

Anagrams for REF »

1. f***er

2. fer

How to pronounce REF?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say REF in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of REF in Chaldean Numerology is: 6

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of REF in Pythagorean Numerology is: 2

Examples of REF in a Sentence

1. Cristian Roldan:

   We had talked about him fouling me a little bit and talked about me specifically asking the ref to give him a yellow card, it’s all in good fun, but we’re both competitors, so once we get on the field, we’re no longer brothers, we’re rivals.

2. Jimmie Ward:

   I know how to hit pretty good. ... I'm glad there was no flag. Shout out to the ref.

3. Damian Lillard:

   Tried to get a little bit of space. ... Andre Iguodala grabbed my arm and I lost the ball a bit, there was a lot of contact, but obviously the ref is not going to decide the game or jump in at that point. So... good defensive play.

4. Weston McKennie:

   It plays with your head a little bit when it takes long for the ref to decide whether it's a PK or not.

5. Damian Lillard:

   I was a little, not dizzy, a little woozy. He kind of knocked me off, he knocked me off my game a little bit. It was just a blow to the head. And the ref was right there.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=REF
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Ref
3. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
4. ^ Surnames Frequency by Census Records
   https://www.census.gov/topics/population/genealogy/data/2010_surnames.html