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upstage in WordNet English dictionary

adjective
  1. remote in manner
    "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
    aloof  distant  upstage 
  2. of the back half of a stage
    "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"
    upstage 
noun
  1. the rear part of the stage
    upstage 
verb
  1. steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
    "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
    upstage 
  2. move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
    upstage 
  3. treat snobbishly, put in one's place
    upstage 
adverb
  1. at or toward the rear of the stage
    "the dancers were directed to move upstage"
    upstage  upstage 
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