weigh in

Verb

weigh in (third-person singular simple present weighs in, present participle weighing in, simple past and past participle weighed in)

1. (intransitive) To undergo a weigh-in.
   • Two days before the fight, the boxers weigh in with reporters watching.
   • His trailer weighed in lighter than it should have. He might have a leak.
2. (transitive) To subject to a weigh-in.
   • They had to weigh him in at the loading dock.
   • They weighed every third truck in to check for overweight violations.
3. (intransitive) To weigh.
   • He weighs in at upwards of 250 pounds.
   • Born to Felisha Flores, 24, of Weston, the little girl weighed in at six pounds, four ounces, and measured 19 inches.2015 January 7, Bill Ryan, “New Year’s baby arrives at Wood County Hospital”, in Sentinel-Tribune, Bowling Green, Oh., →OCLC, page 1, column 2
4. (idiomatic, intransitive) To bring in one's weight, metaphorically speaking, to bear on an issue; frequently construed with on or with.
   • Everyone wanted to weigh in on what kind of car he should buy.
   • Everyone spoke freely, until the boss weighed in.