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1.nounThe part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
2.verbTo draw attention away from others, especially on-stage."She only wore that dress to upstage everyone."
3.verbTo force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
4.verbTo treat snobbishly.
5.verbTo restage (cancer) to a higher stage than that found at last assessment (compare downstage).
6.adjectiveAt the rear of a stage."The minimalist play used no upstage scenery."
7.adverbToward or at the rear of a theatrical stage."The actor turned and walked upstage."
8.adverbAway from a motion-picture or television camera.