simple past tense and past participle of ref

A surname.

plural of Ref

present participle of ref

plural of REF

(informal) Clipping of referee. / Abbreviation of reference. / Abbreviation of refectory.

(law) Abbreviation of refining. / (law) Abbreviation of referee. (title)

(UK, education) Initialism of Research Excellence Framework: a system for assessing the quality of research in higher-education institutions.

(mathematics, linear algebra) Initialism of row echelon form.

(informal, transitive, intransitive) To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.