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NounPlural: upstages |
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upstage - the rear part of the stage | ||
portion, part something less than the whole of a human artifact; "the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together" | ||
Verb |
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upstage - steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress" | ||
outshine attract more attention and praise than others; "This film outshone all the others in quality" | ||
upstage - move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience | ||
displace, move cause to move, usually with force or pressure; "the refugees were displaced by the war" | ||
upstage - treat snobbishly, put in one's place | ||
do by, handle, treat touch, lift, or hold with the hands; "Don't handle the merchandise" | ||
Adjectiveupstage, upstager, upstagest |
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upstage - of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience" | ||
upstage - remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" | ||
aloof, distant | ||
reserved marked by self-restraint and reticence; "was habitually reserved in speech, withholding her opinion"-Victoria Sackville-West | ||
Adverb |
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upstage - at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage" | ||
dramatic art, dramaturgy, dramatics, theater, theatre the art of writing and producing plays |