upstage

Word parts

up + stage

Pronunciation

• IPA ^(key): /ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ/

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Noun

Singular upstage

Plural none

1. (uncountable) The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.

Preposition

Preposition upstage

1. toward or at the back of a stage.
   • Antonym: downstage

   The actor turned and walked upstage.

2. away from a camera.

Adjective

Positive upstage

Comparative none

Superlative none

1. At the back of a stage.

   The play had no upstage props.

Verb

Plain form upstage

Third-person singular upstages

Past tense upstaged

Past participle upstaged

Present participle upstaging

1. (transitive) To make people pay attention to you instead of to another person.

   The dog did tricks and upstaged the speaker.

2. (transitive) To force other actors to face away from the audience by moving upstage.