1. ref - Noun
2. ref - Verb
3. Ref - Proper noun
(sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play
Source: WordNetThat gets us out of deciding how to spell Reg[ eE] xp?|RE... Of course, then we have to decide what ref $re returns... Larry Wall
Men like a ref decision because they just want to get back to the game. Jerry Seinfeld
I asked a ref if he could give me a technical foul for thinking bad things about him. He said, of course not. I said, well, I think you stink. And he gave me a technical. You can't trust em. Jim Valvano
I mean, five gods in one stomach-dang. That's enough for doubles tennis, including a ref. They'd been down there so long, they were probably hoping Kronos would swallow down a deck of cards or a Monopoly game. Rick Riordan
A distraction from Ziggler allows Roode to pretend that he’s been thrown into the steps by Big E, causing the ref to eject him from ringside. Source: Internet
Another said: "Great job by the ref not letting the back of his head slam. Source: Internet