upstage
- Noun. The part of a stage that is farthest from the audience or camera.
- Adverb. toward or at the rear of a theatrical stage.
- Adverb. away from a motion-picture or television camera.
- Adjective. At the rear of a stage.
- Verb. (transitive) To draw attention away from.
- Verb. (transitive) To force other actors to face away from the audience by staying upstage.
- Verb. (transitive) To treat snobbishly.
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