upstage
1upstage — 1918 (adj.), 1921 (v.); the notion is of drawing attention to oneself (and away from a fellow actor) by moving upstage to the rear of the stage so that the other actor must face away from the audience. The noun upstage back of the stage is… …
2upstage — [up′stāj΄; ] for v. [, up stāj′] adv. toward or at the rear of a stage adj. 1. of or having to do with the rear of a stage 2. haughtily or disdainfully aloof vt. upstaged, upstaging 1. to draw the attention of the audience away from (a fellow… …
3upstage — ► ADVERB & ADJECTIVE ▪ at or towards the back of a stage. ► VERB 1) divert attention from (someone) towards oneself. 2) (of an actor) move towards the back of a stage to make (another actor) face away from the audience …
4upstage — [[t]ʌ̱pste͟ɪʤ[/t]] upstages, upstaging, upstaged 1) ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, prep ADV When an actor is upstage or moves upstage, he or she is or moves towards the back part of the stage. [TECHNICAL] Upstage and right of centre, Robert Morris… …
5upstage — 1. noun The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera. 2. adverb a) toward or at the rear of a theatrical …
6upstage — I UK [ʌpˈsteɪdʒ] / US verb [transitive] Word forms upstage : present tense I/you/we/they upstage he/she/it upstages present participle upstaging past tense upstaged past participle upstaged to do something so that you get more attention and… …
7upstage — I. adverb Date: 1870 1. toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage 2. away from a motion picture or television camera II. adjective Date: 1918 1. [upstage (III)] haughty 2. of or relating to the rear of a stage …
8upstage — up|stage1 [ʌpˈsteıdʒ] v [T] to do something that takes people s attention away from someone else who is more important ▪ All the big name stars were upstaged by 12 year old Katy Rochford. upstage 2 upstage2 adv towards the back of the stage in a… …
9upstage — /up stayj /, adv., adj., v., upstaged, upstaging, n. adv. 1. on or toward the back of the stage. adj. 2. of, pertaining to, or located at the back of the stage. 3. haughtily aloof; supercilious. v.t. 4. to overshadow (another performer) by moving …
10upstage — up|stage1 [ ʌp steıdʒ ] verb transitive to do something so that you get more attention and admiration than someone else, especially someone who will be annoyed by this upstage up|stage 2 [ ʌp steıdʒ ] adverb at or toward the back of the stage in… …
