1. weigh in - Noun
2. weigh in - Verb
(intransitive with an indication of weight) 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.
(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.
(intransitive, with "at") To weigh.
He weighs in at upwards of 250 pounds.
(intransitive, idiomatic) 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.
weigh-in (plural weigh-ins)
The process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event, especially to ensure it is within the weight restrictions.
weigh-in
There's a huge amount of work that goes into placating a network in regular television. It's literally 70% or 80% of your workload, is showing them the material, getting their notes and presenting it to them and making sure they weigh in. It's a huge amount of work. Louis C.K.
The 21st Amendment gives the states the right to decide what the drinking ages should be and other aspects relative to alcoholic beverages, and I support that. As a United States senator, I want to weigh in - this is not my agenda. Pete Coors
When you're the spokeswoman for a weight-loss program, everything is witnessed. I weigh in once a week with a witness. I have to sign an affidavit saying I cannot have any surgeries. Kirstie Alley
One cannot look too closely at and weigh in too golden scales the acts of men hot in their political excitement. Henry Hawkins, 1st Baron Brampton
I did go into the Amazonian region of Brazil. They have prehistoric river fish that weigh in at around 600 pounds, which you don't see anywhere else. And foods that cannot be exported or even found in other parts of Brazil. Anthony Bourdain
I think it's best if there's an amendment that goes on the ballot where the people can weigh in. Every time this issue has gone on the ballot, the people have voted to retain the traditional definition of marriage as recently as California in 2008. Michele Bachmann