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weigh-in en · NOUN

Etymology

Deverbal from weigh in.

Meanings

1. The process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event, especially to ensure it is within the weight restrictions.
   • 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:
   • 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:

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Translations (7)

hu mérlegelés (the process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event) · pl ważenie (the process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event) · hu testtömegmérés (the process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event) · hu méredzkedés (the process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event) · hu súlymérés (the process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event) · es pesaje (the process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event) · hu súlyellenőrzés (the process of determining a competitor's body weight prior to an event)