tip the scales at

verb

To weigh in at; to weigh.

“He tips the scales at 221 pounds.”

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Meanings

verbtip the scales at (third-person singular simple present tips the scales at, present participle tipping the scales at, simple past and past participle tipped the scales at)

present singular third person tips the scales at · participle present tipping the scales at · participle past tipped the scales at · past tipped the scales at

  1. transitiveTo weigh in at; to weigh.

    He tips the scales at 221 pounds.

    1 more example

    He tipped the scales at 221 pounds at the weigh-in two days before the fight.

Synonyms & antonyms

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clock in
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APA

tip the scales at. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tip%20the%20scales%20at

MLA

“tip the scales at.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tip%20the%20scales%20at. Accessed November 5, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “tip the scales at,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/tip%20the%20scales%20at.

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