English to English
upstage
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adjective (a)
- of the back half of a stage(adj.all)Example:
She crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience.
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noun (n)
- the rear part of the stage(noun.artifact)source: wordnet30
adverb (r)
- at or toward the rear of the stage(adv.all)Example:
The dancers were directed to move upstage.
source: wordnet30
adjective satellite (s)
verb (v)
- treat snobbishly, put in one's place(verb.social)source: wordnet30
- move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience(verb.motion)source: wordnet30
- steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else(verb.competition)Example:
When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress.
source: wordnet30