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tip the scales at

tip the scales at verb: to weigh in at; to weigh.

Verb

tip the scales at (third-person singular simple present tips the scales at, present participle tipping the scales at, simple past and past participle tipped the scales at)

  1. (transitive) To weigh in at; to weigh.
    • He tips the scales at 221 pounds.
    • He tipped the scales at 221 pounds at the weigh-in two days before the fight.

Forms of tip the scales at

third-person singular presenttips the scales at
present participletipping the scales at
past participletipped the scales at
pasttipped the scales at

Questions about tip the scales at

What does tip the scales at mean?
Tip the scales at means to weigh in at; to weigh.
What part of speech is tip the scales at?
Tip the scales at is a verb.
What is the past tense of tip the scales at?
The past tense of tip the scales at is tipped the scales at.

Words near tip the scales at in the dictionary

  1. tip the daddle
  2. tip the double
  3. tip the gaff
  4. tip the scale
  5. tip the scales
  6. tip the scales at
  7. tip the wink
  8. tip tool
  9. tip tools
  10. tip truck
  11. tip trucks

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