weigh-in

American  

[wey-in] / ˈweɪˌɪn /

noun

Sports.

1. the act or an instance of weighing in.

   After the weigh-in the fighters posed for photographers.

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weigh in British  

verb

1. 1. (of a boxer or wrestler) to be weighed before a bout

   2. (of a jockey) to be weighed after, or sometimes before, a race

2. informal to contribute, as in a discussion, etc

   he weighed in with a few sharp comments

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noun

1. the act of checking a competitor's weight, as in boxing, horse racing, etc

weigh in Idioms  

1. 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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Etymology

Origin of weigh-in

First recorded in 1865–70; noun use of verb phrase weigh in

Example Sentences

From the pre-fight weigh-in to the ring-walk, Jones is fully prepared for a number of firsts in Derby.

From BBC

Hill had to have some inkling of how her story was playing out, since Miss J opens her cycle with a weigh-in that designates her as The Girl Who Has a Few Pounds to Lose — a precursor to challenges casting her as the deadly sin of Gluttony, or, in a South African shoot, an elephant.

From Salon

A low-key official weigh-in, open only to the media, took place on Thursday morning in a conference room at the Fontainebleau Hotel.

From BBC

A ceremonial weigh-in is scheduled for Thursday evening at the Fillmore Miami Beach.

From BBC

The weigh-in was open to the public, with a couple of hundred fans packed into a hotel function room near East Midlands Airport.

From BBC

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