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