(transitive) To prevent hunting hounds from straying from the pack by whipping them. / (transitive, figuratively, politics) To keep a party member in line.

plural of built-in function

a formula for the evaluation and quantification of mortality and morbidity risk as developed for and applied to homeless persons in various social initiatives in the USA

plural of ink well

(sports) Contending for a title or championship. / Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see in, contention.

A children's game in which someone in the centre tries to capture other players' bases as they change places.

(literally) Being seen or targeted, often through the sights of a weapon. / (figuratively) The target or object of one's efforts or ambitions. / (figuratively) Still achievable.

plural of knight in shining armor

comrade in arms (fellow combatant or soldier)

(obsolete) In secret; in secrecy. / (obsolete) In private.