Upstage
adverb
1.
on or toward the back of the stage.
adjective
2.
of, relating to, or located at the back of the stage.
3.
haughtily aloof; supercilious.
verb (used with object), upstaged, upstaging.
4.
to overshadow (another performer) by moving upstage and forcing the performer to turn away from the audience.
5.
to outdo professionally, socially, etc.
6.
to behave snobbishly toward.
noun
7.
the rear half of the stage.
8.
any stage position to the rear of another.
adverb
1.
on, at, or to the rear of the stage
adjective
2.
of or relating to the back half of the stage
3.
(informal) haughty; supercilious; aloof
verb (transitive)
4.
to move upstage of (another actor), thus forcing him to turn away from the audience
5.
(informal) to draw attention to oneself from (someone else); steal the show from (someone)
6.
(informal) to treat haughtily
noun
7.
the back half of the stage
up one’s sleeve
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