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upstage

adjectiveadverbverbnoun /əpsteɪdʒ/ 2 syllables 7 letters Scrabble 10 WWF 13
Definitions
adjective

remote in manner

“he was upstage with strangers”

adverb

at or toward the rear of the stage

“the dancers were directed to move upstage”

verb

move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience

verb

steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else

“When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress”

noun

the rear part of the stage

verb

treat snobbishly, put in one's place

of the back half of a stage

“she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience”

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