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1.nounA phase."Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage."
2.nounA platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given."The band returned to the stage to play an encore."
3.nounA floor or storey of a house.
4.nounA floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
5.nounA platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf.
6.nounA stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers."The stage pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies."
7.nounA place of rest on a regularly travelled road; a station; a place appointed for a relay of horses.
8.nounA degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road."a stage of ten miles"
9.nounThe number of an electronic circuit’s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc."a 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter"
10.nounThe place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing."He placed the slide on the stage."
11.nounA level; one of the sequential areas making up the game."How do you get past the flying creatures in the third stage?"
12.nounA place where anything is publicly exhibited, or a remarkable affair occurs; the scene.
13.nounThe succession of rock strata laid down in a single age on the geologic time scale.
14.verbTo produce on a stage, to perform a play."The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice"."
15.verbTo demonstrate in a deceptive manner."The salesman's demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective."
16.verbTo orchestrate; to carry out."A protest will be staged in the public square on Monday."
17.verbTo place in position to prepare for use."We staged the cars to be ready for the start, then waited for the starter to drop the flag."
18.verbTo determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to