ALL meanings of upstage
up·stage
U u - adverb upstage on or toward the back of the stage. 1
- adjective upstage of, relating to, or located at the back of the stage. 1
- adjective upstage haughtily aloof; supercilious. 1
- verb with object upstage to overshadow (another performer) by moving upstage and forcing the performer to turn away from the audience. 1
- verb with object upstage to outdo professionally, socially, etc. 1
- verb with object upstage to behave snobbishly toward. 1
- noun upstage the rear half of the stage. 1
- noun upstage any stage position to the rear of another. 1
- transitive verb upstage outdo, be more impressive than 1
- adverb upstage theater: back of the stage 1
- noun upstage The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera. 0
- verb upstage (Transitive Verb) To draw attention away from others, especially on-stage. 0
- verb upstage (Transitive Verb) To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage. 0
- verb upstage (Transitive Verb) To treat snobbishly. 0
- verb upstage (Transitive Verb) (medicine) To restage (cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment (compare downstage). 0
- adjective upstage At the rear of a stage. 0
- adverb upstage toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage. 0
- adverb upstage away from a motion-picture or television camera. 0
- adverb upstage When an actor is upstage or moves upstage, he or she is or moves towards the back part of the stage. 0
- adverb upstage Upstage is also an adjective. 0
- verb upstage If someone upstages you, they draw attention away from you by being more attractive or interesting. 0
- adverb upstage on, at, or to the rear of the stage 0
- adjective upstage of or relating to the back half of the stage 0
- adjective upstage haughty; supercilious; aloof 0
- verb upstage to move upstage of (another actor), thus forcing him or her to turn away from the audience 0
- verb upstage to draw attention to oneself from (someone else); steal the show from (someone) 0
- verb upstage to treat haughtily 0
- noun upstage the back half of the stage 0
- adverb upstage toward or at the rear of a stage 0
- adjective upstage of or having to do with the rear of a stage 0
- adjective upstage haughtily or disdainfully aloof 0
- verb transitive upstage to draw the attention of the audience away from (a fellow actor) and to oneself by moving upstage so that the other actor must face away from the audience 0
- verb transitive upstage to draw attention to oneself at the expense of (another) as by treating disdainfully 0