Weigh-in - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈweɪɪn|
Brit.
|ˈweɪɪn|
noun
- The process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event, especially to ensure it is within the weight restrictions.
verb
- (intransitive with an indication of weight) To undergo a weigh-in.
Two days before the fight, the boxers weigh in with reporters watching.
His trailer weighed in lighter than it should have. He might have a leak.
- To subject to a weigh-in.His trailer weighed in lighter than it should have. He might have a leak.
The had to weigh him in at the loading dock.
They weighed every third truck in to check for overweight violations.
- (intransitive, with "at") To weigh.They weighed every third truck in to check for overweight violations.
He weighs in at upwards of 250 pounds.
- (intransitive, idiomatic) To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue; frequently construed with on or with.Everyone wanted to weigh in on what kind of car he should buy.
Everyone spoke freely, until the boss weighed in.
Everyone spoke freely, until the boss weighed in.
Extra examples
At today's weigh-in he tipped the scales at just over 15 stone.
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