Upstage can be categorized as an adjective, a noun, a verb and an adverb.
Adjective |
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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" | ||
Adverb |
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| upstage - at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage" | ||
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" | ||
| upstage - move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience | ||
| upstage - treat snobbishly, put in one's place | ||
Noun |
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| upstage - the rear part of the stage |
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| 1. | adj. | She crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience. | |
| 2. | adj. | He was upstage with strangers. | |
| 3. | adv. | The dancers were directed to move upstage. | |
| 4. | verb | No, I can no longer allow you to upstage me! |
| Sentence | |
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| adj. | |
| She crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience. |
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| He was upstage with strangers. |
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| adv. | |
| The dancers were directed to move upstage. |
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| verb | |
| No, I can no longer allow you to upstage me! | |