was wotd|2006|November|13
English

Pronunciation
audio|en-us-upstage.ogg|Audio (US)
Rhymes: Rhymes:English:-eɪd�|-eɪd�

Adverb
en-adv

1. toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.

#: The actor turned and walked upstage.

1. away from a motion-picture or television camera.

Adjective
en-adj

1. At the rear of a stage.

#: The minimalist play used no upstage scenery.

Verb
en-verb|inf=upstage|upstages|upstaging|upstaged

1. transitive To draw attention away from.

#: She only wore that dress to upstage everyone.

1. transitive To force an actor to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
2. transitive To treat snobbishly.

Noun
en-noun|-

1. The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.

See also
center stage
downstage
stage left
stage right

it:upstage
vi:upstage
zh:upstage

• 2007-10-31 23:21 - Rodasmith - not sure this really functions as a noun, but it does not appear to have a plural form

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