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(adverb) (theater) at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were directed to move upstage" |
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Antonyms: downstage |
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(verb) steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else |
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Related Words: outshine |
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(verb) move (another actor) upstage, forcing him to turn away from the audience |
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Related Words: displace, move |
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(verb) treat snobbishly, put in one's place |
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Related Words: do by, handle, treat |
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(adjective) 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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Antonyms: downstage |
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