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weigh-in

weigh-in noun: the process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event, especially to ensure it is within the weight restrictions.

Noun

weigh-in (plural weigh-ins)

  1. The process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event, especially to ensure it is within the weight restrictions.
    • law enforcement sources said authorities were seeking information about jockey weigh-ins at the three tracks and whether the weights of jockeys were being accurately reported.2005, USA Today, NYRA suspends two amid jockey-weight investigation
    • Gov. Mike Beebe said the school weigh-ins and report cards had "a lot of negative, unintended consequences" and hurt some children's self-esteem. […] Jim Raczynski, dean of UAMS, opposes weakening the law, saying 20 percent of students already are opting out of the weigh-in program.2007 February 5, Andrew DeMillo, “Ark. May Drop Schoolchildren Weigh-Ins”, in FOX News

Forms of weigh-in

pluralweigh-ins

Origin of weigh-in

Deverbal from weigh in.

Questions about weigh-in

What does weigh-in mean?
Weigh-in means the process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event, especially to ensure it is within the weight restrictions.
What part of speech is weigh-in?
Weigh-in is a noun.
What is the plural of weigh-in?
The plural of weigh-in is weigh-ins.

Words near weigh-in in the dictionary

  1. weigh out
  2. weigh station
  3. weigh stations
  4. weigh up
  5. weigh'd
  6. weigh-in
  7. weigh-ins
  8. weighable
  9. weighage
  10. weighages
  11. weighbeam

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