weigh inverb

• 1

  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

  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

  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.
• 4

  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.