weigh-in
the act or an instance of weighing in: After the weigh-in the fighters posed for photographers.
Origin of weigh-in
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How to use weigh-in in a sentence
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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British Dictionary definitions for weigh in
(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
the act of checking a competitor's weight, as in boxing, horse racing, etc
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Other Idioms and Phrases with weigh-in
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]
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