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weigh-in
[ wey-in ]
noun
- the act or an instance of weighing in:
After the weigh-in the fighters posed for photographers.
weigh in
verb
- (of a boxer or wrestler) to be weighed before a bout
- (of a jockey) to be weighed after, or sometimes before, a race
- informal.to contribute, as in a discussion, etc
he weighed in with a few sharp comments
noun
- the act of checking a competitor's weight, as in boxing, horse racing, etc
Word History and Origins
Origin of weigh-in1
Idioms and Phrases
Be weighed; also, be of a particular weight. For example, Because it was such a small plane, the passengers and their luggage had to weigh in before takeoff , or The fish weighed in at 18 pounds . [Late 1800s]Example Sentences
And I refuse to weigh-in, as it were, on one side or the other.
Tina Brown, Alex Massie, Paul Begala, Peter Beinart, Mark McKinnon, Andrew Roberts, and others weigh-in on the results.
Thus, the weight figure on the Bureau of Identification Card would be the result of an actual weigh-in.
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