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[ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ], (Verb)
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- divert attention from (someone) towards oneself
(e.g: they were totally upstaged by their co-star in the film)
- (of an actor) move towards the back of a stage to make (another actor) face away from the audience
(e.g: when he tried to upstage her she sauntered down to the front of the stage)
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[ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ], (Adverb)
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- at or towards the back of a stage
(e.g: Hamlet turns to face upstage)
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[ˌʌpˈsteɪdʒ], (Adjective)
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- situated or occurring at the back of a stage
(e.g: an upstage exit)
- superior; aloof
(e.g: this upstage reserve is rather ridiculous)
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