Upstage (film) definition

(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"

(3) At or toward the rear of the stage

"The dancers were directed to move upstage"

(4) The rear part of the stage

(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