(transitive, idiomatic) To publicly support (someone). / (transitive, idiomatic) In a wedding ceremony, to serve as best man or as maid of honor or as an official witness for (someone).

(dated) To have or affect a high notion of one's own rank, privilege, or character.

plural of horse stance

A posture in Asian martial arts which takes its name from the position assumed when riding a horse.

(informal) standing ovation

(figuratively, idiomatic) One who discovers by building on previous discoveries.

plural of dwarf standing on the shoulders of giants

Synonym of double bass (“lowest-pitched instrument of violin family”).

To receive the fire of arms from an enemy without giving way.

(law) To be put on trial in a court of law; go on trial. / (idiomatic) To sustain the trial or examination of a cause; not to give up without trial.