Referee and Try

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Referee verb - To give an opinion about (something at issue or in dispute).

Usage example: their father usually ends up refereeing any disputes concerning use of the big TV

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Try is a synonym for referee in law topic. In some cases you can use "Try" instead a verb "Referee".

Try verb - To subject (a personal quality or faculty) to often excessive stress.

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Referee is a synonym for try in law topic. You can use "Referee" instead a verb "Try", if it concerns topics such as bring before a judge.

Nearby Words: tried, trying

good	good referee	good try
special	special referee	special try
normal	normal referee	normal try
obvious	obvious referee	obvious try
Other adjectives: new, former, competent.

referee game

try game

Prior to the film, he ended up in a fist fight with the referee (who is also his superior in the Royal Air Force) because said referee refused to validate a legit try he scored.

Source: Film / Atlantic Wall
Cena had Punk locked in the STF for the second time in the match, then had his corporate stooge John Laurinaitis try to go and get the referee to call the bell.

Source: Epic Fail / Professional Wrestling
He does, and Yount tells the referee to set the stones up the way they were before and let Chris try again.

Source: Film / Men with Brooms

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