(chemistry) An item of laboratory equipment which consists of a metal pole with a solid, firm base, used to hold, or clamp, laboratory glassware and other equipment in place, so that they do not fall down or come apart.

(chemistry) An item of laboratory equipment which consists of a metal pole with a solid, firm base, used to hold, or clamp, laboratory glassware and other equipment in place, so that they do not fall down or come apart.

Not fixed in any way to a surface. Relying solely on the force of gravity to stay in place / That stands alone, not supported at either side / independent, autonomous

(idiomatic) To seem logical, rational, or reasonable; to make sense.

(transitive) To speak or act in support or defense of (a person, a cause, a belief, or the like).

(transitive) To object to or interfere with the actions of (someone seen as bullying, pushy, or controlling). / (transitive) To withstand, to weather, to survive in spite of.

To persist in opposition or resistance (against something); to refuse to comply (with someone). / (intransitive) To be obvious or conspicuous, in contrast to the surroundings.

(intransitive) To maintain distance. / (intransitive) To abstain from participation.

(intransitive) To rise from a lying or sitting position. / (transitive) To bring something up and set it into a standing position.

The status of a member of a profession who is not suspended or disbarred, and is registered with a proper authority and has paid any registration fees.