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Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers::
weigh in vb (intransitive, adverb)- (of a boxer or wrestler) to be weighed before a bout
- (of a jockey) to be weighed after, or sometimes before, a race
- informal to contribute, as in a discussion, etc: he weighed in with a few sharp comments
n - the act of checking a competitor's weight, as in boxing, horse racing, etc
weigh1 /weɪ/USA pronunciation
v.
- to have weight or a certain weight: [~ + object;
no passive][not: be + ~ -ing]He weighs sixty pounds.[no object]How much do you weigh?
- Physics, Weights and Measures to determine the heaviness of (something), esp. by use of a scale:[~ + object]The butcher weighed the meat.
- to think about carefully;
evaluate in the mind;
consider carefully:[~ + object]weighed the advantages against the disadvantages.
- weigh down, [~ + object + down] to lower the spirits of;
depress:These burdens weighed him down.
Idioms
- Nautical, Idioms weigh anchor, [no object] to raise up a ship's anchor.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026weigh-in
(wā′in′),USA pronunciation n. [Sports.]
- Sportthe act or an instance of weighing in:After the weigh-in the fighters posed for photographers.
- noun, nominal use of verb, verbal phrase weigh in 1865–70
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2026weigh1
(wā),USA pronunciation v.t.
- Physics, Weights and Measuresto determine or ascertain the force that gravitation exerts upon (a person or thing) by use of a balance, scale, or other mechanical device:to weigh oneself;to weigh potatoes;to weigh gases.
- to hold up or balance, as in the hand, in order to estimate the weight.
- Weights and Measuresto measure, separate, or apportion (a certain quantity of something) according to weight (usually fol. by out):to weigh out five pounds of sugar.
- to make heavy;
increase the weight or bulk of;
weight:We weighed the drapes to make them hang properly.
- to evaluate in the mind;
consider carefully in order to reach an opinion, decision, or choice:to weigh the facts; to weigh a proposal.
- [Archaic.]to raise, lift, or hoist (something).
- [Obs.]to think important;
esteem.
v.i. - to have weight or a specified amount of weight:to weigh less; to weigh a ton.
- to have importance, moment, or consequence:Your recommendation weighs heavily in his favor.
- to bear down as a weight or burden (usually fol. by on or upon):Responsibility weighed upon her.
- to consider carefully or judicially:to weigh well before deciding.
- Nautical(of a ship) to raise the anchor and get under way:The ship weighed early and escaped in the fog.
- Nautical weigh anchor, to heave up a ship's anchor in preparation for getting under way.
- weigh down:
- to cause to become bowed under a weight:snow and ice weighing down the trees.
- to lower the spirits of;
burden;
depress:This predicament weighs me down.
- Sport weigh in:
- (of a boxer or wrestler) to be weighed by a medical examiner on the day of a bout.
- to be of the weight determined by such a weighing:He weighed in at 170 pounds.
- (of a jockey) to be weighed with the saddle and weights after a race.
- weigh one's words. See word (def. 26).
- Sport weigh out, [Horse Racing.](of a jockey)
- to be weighed with the saddle and weights before a race.
- to be of the weight determined by such a weighing.
- bef. 900; Middle English weghen, Old English wegan to carry, weigh; cognate with Dutch wegen, German wägen, Old Norse vega; akin to Latin vehere
5. ponder, contemplate. See study 1.
weigh2
(wā),USA pronunciation n.
- Nautical under weigh, in motion;
under way.
- spelling, spelled variant of way1 by association with weigh anchor 1775–85
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