UpStage
WordNet
adjective
(1) Remote in manner
"Stood apart with aloof dignity"
"A distant smile"
"He was upstage with strangers"
(2) Of the back half of a stage
"She crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"
adverb
(3) At or toward the rear of the stage
"The dancers were directed to move upstage"
noun
(4) The rear part of the stage
verb
(5) Steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
"When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
(6) Move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
(7) Treat snobbishly, put in one's place
WiktionaryText
Adverb
- toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
- The actor turned and walked upstage.
- away from a motion-picture or television camera.
Adjective
Verb
- To draw attention away from.
- She only wore that dress to upstage everyone.
- To force an actor to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
- To treat snobbishly.