Crossword clues for ref
ref
- Gridiron V.I.P
- Gridiron decider
- Gridiron arbiter
- Garden whistler?
- Football figure
- Football "zebra," for short
- Expert on hard-hitting plays
- Dict., for one
- Dict., e.g
- Clinch breaker
- Call, as a basketball game
- Call the game?
- Call a basketball game
- Boxing ring official (Abbr.)
- Blow the whistle, say
- Basketball judge
- B-ball arbitrator
- Zebra: abbr
- Zebra, slangily
- Zebra with a whistle
- Zebra seen on fields, for short
- Zebra on the gridiron
- Zebra on the court, briefly
- Yellow-flag carrier
- WWF official
- WWE official
- Wrestling official (Abbr.)
- Wrestling figure
- World Cup official
- Work on a gridiron
- Whistler on a field
- Whistler between baskets
- Whistleblower (abbr)
- Whistle-blower on ice
- Whistle-blower in stripes
- Whistle-blower in a striped shirt
- Whistle-blower at a soccer game, for short
- Whistle blower, in basketball
- Whistle blower on a basketball court
- Whistle blower at a sports event, for short
- WFA flag-thrower
- Wearer of stripes on a court, informally
- Wearer of stripes
- Volleyball VIP
- Volleyball official
- Volleyball arbiter
- Violet Palmer was the first female one in the NBA
- Video replay user
- V.I.P. in sports
- Ump's peer
- Ump's football counterpart
- Ump kin
- Ump : baseball :: ___ : football
- UFC fight official, for short
- Two-tone shirt wearer
- Turf zebra
- Traveling overseer
- Traveling caller
- Tosser of a jump ball
- TKO signaler
- TKO official
- Three-second violation caller, for short
- Third person in a ring
- Third man in the boxing ring
- The third man in the ring, briefly
- Televised coin tosser, often
- TD or TKO caller
- Target of the heckle "What game are you watching?!"
- T man?
- T caller
- Super Bowl arbiter
- Stripes-wearing football official, for short
- Striped whistle-blower
- Striped figure
- Striped decision maker
- Sports replay reviewer
- Sports official: Abbr
- Sports official, informally
- Sports official who often wears a striped shirt
- Sports official at a basketball game, briefly
- Sports "zebra," for short
- Soccer or football official, for short
- Short zebra?
- Short official?
- Short mediator
- Rink whistle-blower
- Ring V.I.P
- Ring man
- Ring judge
- Ring figure: Abbr
- Ring figure, for short
- Ring fig
- Reviewer of plays
- Replay reviewer, at times
- Replay observer
- Replacement ___
- Red card wielder
- Professional whistle blower
- Pro whistleblower
- Pro Bowl worker
- Pro Bowl official
- Pregame coin flipper
- Play policer
- Play judge
- Pitch authority
- Person who rules on sports infractions, for short
- Person who calls penalties at a hockey game, for short
- Person keeping track of progress, familiarly
- Person in a striped shirt at a football game, for short
- Penalty kick awarder
- Penalty flag tosser, for short
- Penalty flag thrower
- Pat Haggerty e.g
- One who whistles while he works
- One who puts his hands together over his head for safety's sake?
- One who might charge someone with charging
- One who might call holding
- One who cries "Foul!"
- One who catches bad checking?
- One whistling while working in the Garden?
- One watching the Hawks like a hawk
- One to whom you might say "Boo!"
- One sometimes accused of being blind
- One often accused of blindness
- One may cry 'Foul!'
- One making a call
- One issuing red cards, for short
- One in a tight shirt with a little whistle
- One crying "Foul!"
- One angering Senators with many calls, maybe
- Oft-criticized whistle blower
- Officiate, informally
- Official with a whistle, for short
- Official whose eyesight is often called into question
- Official on the field
- Official making calls and blowing a whistle
- Official in stripes
- Official in a two-tone shirt
- Official in a striped shirt
- Official at a sporting event, for short
- Official at a sporting event, briefly
- Occasional beanbag tosser
- Object of much fall Sunday middle-aged man anger
- O.E.D., e.g
- NWSL official
- NHL whistle blower, for short
- NHL offiicial
- NHL official
- NFL arbiter
- NFL "zebra"
- NBA whistle-blower, for short
- NBA VIP
- NBA team member?
- NBA penalty caller, for short
- NBA or NHL official
- NBA on-court official, for short
- NBA hiree
- NBA game VIP
- NBA game "zebra"
- NBA Bubble official
- Mat slapper
- Make a traveling call, perhaps
- Lions' zebra
- Library dept
- Lib. section
- KO verifier
- KO or TD caller
- Kind of ump
- Jump ball tosser, for short
- Judge of hoops
- Instant replay watcher
- Instant replay analyst
- Icing decider
- Ice-hockey arbiter
- Holding official
- Hockey rink official
- He'll let you know if you're out of bounds
- He rules the court?
- He may OK a TKO
- He may OK a KO
- He calls the shots
- Hard court judge?
- Guy with a whistle
- Guy on the sideline, familiarly
- Gridiron worker with a mic
- Gridiron off
- Gridiron enforcer
- Goaltending caller
- Game off
- Game manager, briefly
- Frequent whistle blower
- Foul-calling official, for short
- Foul caller in a basketball game
- Foul arbiter, for short
- Football's whistler
- Football zebra
- Football penalty caller, for short
- Football field figure
- Flagrant caller
- Flag tosser
- Flag flinger
- Flag carrier
- Figure on a canvas
- Figure at every Super Bowl
- Fight stopper, perhaps
- Fight stopper, maybe
- Fight night sight
- Field zebra
- Fellow with a flag
- Expert in travelling
- Expert in checking
- Epee official, for short
- Ency., e.g
- Down-for-the-count counter
- Decide who is out of bounds
- Decide on close ones
- Court presence, briefly
- Court charge caller
- Coin flipper
- Certain whistle blower
- Certain official
- Card holder, at times
- Call, as a soccer game
- Call on the field
- Call a travel
- Brazilian jiujitsu official, for short
- Boxing ring official, for short
- Boxing ring official
- Bowl off
- Bowl game whistler
- Bout ender, at times
- Book like a dict. or ency
- Bk. used for look-ups
- Basketball whistle-blower, for short
- Basketball official, informally
- Basketball court official
- Baseball : ump :: football : __
- Bartlett's, e.g
- Authority on a field
- Athletic arbiter
- Arena arbiter, informally
- Arena arbiter
- Arbiter: Abbr
- "The Marriage ___" (NBC show)
- "Offside" official, for short
- "Offside" official
- Foul caller on the court
- Person in stripes
- Person with a whistle
- One who wears stripes
- Third man in a ring
- Ring leader?
- Ring official, for short
- Ump's kin
- Make the calls
- Officiate, briefly
- Game official, for short
- N.B.A. official
- Call, in a way
- Third man in the ring, informally
- Person who whistles
- One in a corner?
- Striped official
- Striped shirt wearer
- One with a match?
- Call, as a game, briefly
- Penalty declarer
- Flag thrower, at times
- Whistle blower?
- Make calls on the court, briefly
- Fight figure
- One who cries foul?
- Official with a whistle, informally
- Webster's or Bartlett's
- Zebra on a field?
- Field marshal?
- Whistle-blower on a court
- Coin flipper on a field
- Gridiron official, for short
- Play analyzer
- Person in a zebra-striped shirt, informally
- Sports "zebra"
- Call the shots?
- Whistle-blower?
- B-ball official
- Ring figure, familiarly
- Expert on the rules
- Dict., e.g.
- One making calls
- One whistling at athletes?
- Whistle blower, for short
- Fight stopper, at times
- Whistler, at times
- One who may O.K. a KO
- TKO caller
- Official, informally
- Fight adjudicator, for short
- One who works while others play?
- Fairness determiner
- Hoops official
- Whistle blower, in brief
- Expert on plays
- O.E.D., e.g.
- Ruling official
- Official in a striped shirt, for short
- Maker of calls
- Interference detector?
- Call a game
- Officiate a football game, informally
- Clock stopper, at times
- Target of fans' scorn
- Island protector
- One who knows what it means to travel
- Play critic?
- Boxing official, for short
- Gridiron figure
- Wrestling official, briefly
- One counting to 10, maybe
- Flagman?
- Bartlett's, e.g.
- Play watcher, of a sort
- Shot caller
- Red or yellow card issuer
- One calling the shots, for short?
- Zebra at a Lions game, say
- One calling the shots?
- Game warden?
- Soccer official, for short
- Ruling body?
- Coin flipper at the Super Bowl, informally
- Red card issuer, for short
- Sports monitor, for short
- (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
- Make some calls
- Relative of an ump
- N.F.L. whistler
- Whistler on a gridiron
- Grid man
- Court whistler
- Grid arbiter
- N.B.A. arbiter
- Library dept.
- Sports arbiter, for short
- N.B.A. whistler
- Ring fig.
- Ump's cousin
- Football "zebra"
- N.H.L. whistler
- N.B.A. figure
- 1994 Judy Davis film, with "The"
- One in the middle of a fight
- N.F.L. "zebra"
- Gridiron V.I.P.
- Bowl off.
- Ring V.I.P.
- Grid "zebra"
- Grid flagthrower
- Bowl whistler
- N.F.L. official
- Ump's relative
- Ump's counterpart
- Whistler, for short
- Grid official
- Gridiron "zebra"
- Gridiron off.
- Sports official, for short
- Man on a court, for short
- Mad. Sq. arbiter
- Ump's companion on a gridiron
- Kind of book: Abbr.
- TD signaler
- Arbiter, for short
- Grid whistler
- Zebra controlling Lions and Bears
- Ump's confrere
- Ency., e.g.
- Concerned with following man on the pitch
- One is on top of recording every foul
- Assimilating conclusion of case, father backs judge
- Whistler really experiencing freedom, first of all
- Sure — football will involve one
- Say no to iron getting turned into 11
- Note force used by match official
- Put on fire after temperature’s dropped
- Judge is on fire, lacking passion
- Judge a little more fair-mindedly?
- Court figure?
- Game caller, shortly
- Football official, for short
- Field worker
- Race official
- Court arbiter, briefly
- NBA official who calls the shots
- Ring master
- Tennis official
- Penalty caller, for short
- NFL official
- Hockey official, for short
- Gridiron official, briefly
- Round figure?
- KO counter
- KO caller
- Basketball official, for short
- TKO decider
- Court official
- Ring arbiter
- Field judge, for short
- Clipping caller
- Call maker (Abbr.)
- Boxing arbiter
- Rink official
- One who cries foul, briefly
- Call the game, briefly
- Ump's colleague
- Ump relative
- Ump parallel
- Touchdown caller, for short
- TKO declarer
- TD caller
- Play caller
- One crying foul?
- Kind of book: Abbr
- Flag bearer
- Field official
- Fault caller
- Arbiter with a whistle
- Yellow card issuer
- WNBA official
- Whistle-blowing official, for short
- Two-legged zebra
- Touchdown caller
- Striped jersey wearer, for short
- Stadium zebra?
- Sports judge
- Slo-mo reviewer
- Ring leader
- Play reviewer, of a sort
- One who gives a standing eight count
- NBA whistle blower, for short
- NBA employee
- Man in the ring
- Gridiron zebra
- Gridiron judge
- Football arbiter
- Field figure
- Field arbiter
- Court judge, briefly
- Court decision maker
- Basketball official (Abbr.)
- Basketball arbiter
- Zebra-striped gridiron official, for short
- Zebra on a court
- Yellow-card issuer
- Worker among players
- Whistling zebra?
- Ump's compatriot
- Two-minute warning giver
- Time caller
- Technical caller
- TD verifier
- Striped man on a basketball court
- Sports official, briefly
- Sports official who often wears a striped shirt, for short
- Slo-mo studier
- Slo-mo replay reviewer
- Short whistle blower
- Rules enforcer
- Rink whistle-blower, briefly
- Rink judge
- Ring or rink figure, briefly
- Ring or rink figure
- Play stopper
- Pitch man?
- Person calling the shots
- Paid whistle-blower, for short
- One who may OK a KO
- One who may cry foul
- On-field NFL official, for short
- Official whistle blower, briefly
- Official on the field (Abbr.)
- Official on a soccer field, for short
- Official decision maker
- Not a team player
- NFL whistle blower, for short
- NFL penalty caller, for short
- NFL mike wearer
- NFL employee
- Match official
- Match arbiter
- March Madness arbiter, for short
- He rules over balls
Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
Douglas Harper's Etymology Dictionary
1899 (n.), 1929 (v.); short for referee. Related: Reffed; reffing.
Wiktionary
abbr. 1 reference 2 refectory n. Short form of referee. vb. (context informal English) to referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
WordNet
n. (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play [syn: referee]
Wikipedia
REF or Ref may refer to:
Usage examples of "ref".
You are hereby advised that the Tokan ursinoids, as originally reported in Ref.
Plasma sail -- I checked the ref, found screeds about the system, a vast electromagnetic field enclosing a spheroid of ionized gas that interacted with the solar photon flux like a lightsail.
The center judge and the four corner refs called breaks whenever a competitor drew breath.
At the moment, Ned Gage was out on the floor, sorting refs and competitors for more events.
Plasma sail -- I checked the ref, found screeds about the system, a vast electromagnetic field enclosing a spheroid of ionized gas that interacted with the solar photon flux like a lightsail.
Except, the ref, he's clocked how desperate they're gettin' an' he's giem' them fuck-all, right?
Playing Johnny Appleseed on New Praxis with the Flowers of Life, conjuring Protoculture from them, fabricating the matrix Lang and the REF command worshiped like some sacrosanct icon.
Trouble is, that stupit cunt Billy's only gone an' won us a corner, so we re aw up the other end when the ref blaws the final whistle.
If she was entitled to a final request, it would be that Estelle be roused and forced to listen to all the details—players, plays, good calls, bad calls, blind refs, technical fouls, intentional fouls, free throws, field goals, defense, offense—all of it.
The ref shows him four fingers and asks him how many and Thomas must have said there were four, to prove he wasn't concussed.
God, look at his nose, ohmigosh, the refs are going to have trouble breaking that one up.
Under REF supervision, the clones and indigs had irrigated and terraformed the city's once-denuded outskirts, and while a Rome-analogue look had been preserved in places, reconfigurable stadiums and ultratech high rises dominated the skyline.
Moreover, the viragos of the elite powered armor units in effect fought exclusively in what the REF would term Battloid mode.