weigh-in
- noun
- /ˈweɪˌɪn/
- Seth, a 17-year-old wrestler, is worried about his upcoming weigh-in for a match.
- weekly weigh-ins
- an official weigh-in
- an upcoming weigh-in
I think one of my most frustrating moments of the whole thing was the weigh in where JJ and Logan are on stage.
- I think one of my most frustrating moments of the whole thing was the weigh in where JJ and Logan are on stage.
- Logan even knows the right one liners to say like his last words in the weigh in were this is all simulation and the aliens are coming.
- So he's gone Eddie here we go back to weigh in for fight Cam Shamar motherfuckers and he went and I went We're not live.
Examples
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After weeks and weeks of counting calories, exercise, and weekly weigh-ins, we have a winner!
Blog text (31) -
Finally, the weigh-in came.
Fiction book (2000) -
And I just did my first weigh in with Doctor Ian.
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- We are gonna start the weigh-in.
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So, uh, while you were gone, your kids had their final weigh-in.
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One time at a weigh-in, they had two scales side by side.
Fiction book (1991) -
An electric atmosphere is expected, beginning with Friday morning's weigh-in and press conference, which will set the stage for the real thing the next day.
Blog text (13) -
Contestants frequently weep during initial weigh-ins, before weight loss begins.
Academic text (2014) -
On Saturday, the field will be cut, and the final day weigh-in will begin at 4:30 p.m. at Bass Pro Shops in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma.
Blog text (31) -
The boxers stepped onto the scale for their official weigh-in before the championship match.
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Etymology
Weigh-in is made from weigh 'to measure weight' and in 'at the event'. So a weigh-in is the official time when competitors step forward to be weighed before a match or contest to make sure they meet the weight limit.