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upstage

/ upstage /
verb/adjective

Definitions & Examples

verb Sense 1
steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
"When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
Type of:
outshine
Derived:
upstager
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s somebody into V-ing something
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
Somebody ----s somebody PP
verb Sense 2
move (another actor) upstage, forcing him to turn away from the audience
Type of:
move displace
Derived:
upstager
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
Somebody ----s on something
verb Sense 3
treat snobbishly, put in one''s place
Type of:
treat handle do by
Usage Patterns:
Somebody ----s something with something
adjective Sense 4
of the back half of a stage
"she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"
Opposites:
downstage
adverb Sense 5
at or toward the rear of the stage
"the dancers were directed to move upstage"
Opposites:
downstage
Domain:
dramaturgy dramatic art dramatics
adjective satellite Sense 6
remote in manner
"stood apart with aloof dignity"
"a distant smile"
"he was upstage with strangers"
Similar:
reserved
Semantic Complexity
66%
Sense Count
6
Total Synonyms
1
Total Relationships
11
Times Searched
3
Relationship Distribution

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outshine move displace treat handle do by downstage reserved