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  • noun Plural form of ref.
  • noun A scheduled meal break during a shift, short for refreshments.
  • verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of ref.

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Examples

  • My heckling of the refs is actually helping them develop as people.

    I would follow this girls' soccer coach through the gates of Hell Tyler 2009

  • My heckling of the refs is actually helping them develop as people.

    Archive 2009-04-05 Tyler 2009

  • If we brought in refs that called a fair game the Suns would blow the Spurs out in a four game sweep, maybe the Spurs win that first one at home which makes it a 5-game series.

    Matthew Yglesias » Dynasty Time 2007

  • His whining and special treatment by the refs is frustrating (i.e. never getting called for over the back when he does it constantly)

    Matthew Yglesias » Dynasty Time 2007

  • David Stern places certain refs in games that do things that he wants them to do.

    Matthew Yglesias » Dynasty Time 2007

  • Bill Simmons wrote an article last year about how Stern puts certain refs in at certain games because he knows what calls they will make in those situations, just like the ref they put in in the Finals last year that helped DWade get to the line an obscene amount of times when people were whiffing at him.

    Matthew Yglesias » Dynasty Time 2007

  • One fan held a sign that read, "Phil, whining about the refs is bad for your heart."

    USATODAY.com - Spurs survive in Game 5 2003

  • I do agree with SVG that VC needs to drive more and that D12 needs to keep himself mentally focused and not fall into the Bobcats traps, but with that being said most of the calls the refs made tonight make me believe that David Stern is doing all he can to get the Cavs and Lakers into the finals.

    SplicedFeed 2010

  • I do agree with SVG that VC needs to drive more and that D12 needs to keep himself mentally focused and not fall into the Bobcats traps, but with that being said most of the calls the refs made tonight make me believe that David Stern is doing all he can to get the Cavs and Lakers into the finals.

    SplicedFeed 2010

  • January 10, 2010 6: 11 PM can you belief the call the refs are making. they want to make sure the packers win.

    RSSMicro Search - Top News on RSS Feeds 2010

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