weigh in

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To weigh in is to be weighed before a boxing match or other competition with weight classes.

By extension, it means to offer one's opinion or contribution to a discussion: Several experts weighed in on the controversy.

The noun weigh-in is the official weighing before a bout.

opinion

debate

Formal argument on issues

stance · input · feedback · comment · contribute · chime in · speak up · voice · assessment · judgment

boxing

scale

Measure of relative size

middleweight · welterweight · division · pounds · kilograms · bout · title · matchup · contender · champion

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Opposites
participation in discourse

weigh inhold one's tongue

Deliberately not speak

remain silent · keep quiet · say nothing · abstain · keep mum

measurement context (boxing/wrestling)

weigh inwithdraw

Remove or pull away

pull out · scratch · no-show

Family

weighing, weighing in

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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G