different between hef vs ref

English

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?f

Noun

hef (plural hefs)

1. (abbreviation) hefeweizen

Anagrams

• Fe/H, feh

Afrikaans

Etymology

From Dutch heft, from Middle Dutch hefte.

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /??f/

Noun

hef (plural hefte)

1. handle

Dutch

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -?f

Verb

hef

1. first-person singular present indicative of heffen
2. imperative of heffen

Middle English

Verb

hef

1. past tense of heave

Old Norse

Verb

hef

1. inflection of hefja:
   1. first-person singular present indicative active
   2. second-person singular imperative active

English

Etymology

Clipping of referee

Pronunciation

• (US) IPA^(key): /??f/
• Rhymes: -?f

Noun

ref (plural refs)

1. (informal) A referee.
2. (Philippines, informal) A refrigerator.
3. Abbreviation of reference.
4. Abbreviation of refectory.

Verb

ref (third-person singular simple present refs, present participle reffing, simple past and past participle reffed)

1. (informal, transitive, intransitive) To referee; to act as a referee in a sport or game.
   • 1982, Stephen King, Survivor Type

     On the block when we were growing up we called him Ronnie the Enforcer because he umped all the stickball games and reffed the hockey.

Anagrams

• FER, RFE, erf, f***er, fer

Icelandic

Noun

ref

1. indefinite accusative singular of refur
2. indefinite dative singular of refur

Middle English

Noun

ref

1. Alternative form of reif

Swedish

Noun

ref

1. Obsolete spelling of räv

See also

• referee

Anagrams

• fre