| REF | send or direct for treatment, information, or a decision |
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| REF | be about |
| REF | (usually followed by `to') able to be assigned or credited to |
| REF | (sports) the chief official (as in boxing or American football) who is expected to ensure fair play |
| REF | an attorney appointed by a court to investigate and report on a case |
| REF | someone who reads manuscripts and judges their suitability for publication |
| REF | evaluate professionally a colleague's work |
| REF | be a referee or umpire |
| REF | the act of umpiring |
| REF | the act of referring or consulting |
| REF | the most direct or specific meaning of a word or expression |
| REF | the relation between a word or phrase and the object or idea it refers to |