upstage

/əp'steɪdʒ/ adjectiveadverbverb
7 letters2 syllables10 points in Scrabble®13 points in WWF®
DEFINITIONS7
ADJECTIVE
1

Remote in manner.

“he was upstage with strangers”

ADVERB
1

At or toward the rear of the stage.

“the dancers were directed to move upstage”

VERB
1

Move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience.

2

Steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else.

“When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress”

3

Treat snobbishly, put in one's place.

NOUN
1

The rear part of the stage.

OTHER
1

Of the back half of a stage.

“she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience”

WORD FORMS
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Syllablesup · stage
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