Found 1 items, similar to upstage.
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Definition: upstage
upstage
adj 1: of the back half of a stage;
“she crossed to the upstage
chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the
audience” [ant:
downstage]
2: remote in manner;
“stood apart with aloof dignity”;
“a
distant smile”;
“he was upstage with strangers” [syn:
aloof,
distant]
adv : at or toward the rear of the stage;
“the dancers were
directed to move upstage” [ant:
downstage]
upstage
v 1: treat snobbishly, put in one's place
2: move (another actor) upstage, forcing him to turn away from
the audience
3: steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone
else;
“When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the
actress”