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   Up·stage

   /ˌəpˈstāj/

   

   verb

   • 1. divert attention from (someone) towards oneself: "they were totally upstaged by their co-star in the film"
   • 2. (of an actor) move towards the back of a stage to make (another actor) face away from the audience: "when he tried to upstage her she sauntered down to the front of the stage"

   adverb

   • 1. at or towards the back of a stage: "Hamlet turns to face upstage"

   adjective

   • 1. situated or occurring at the back of a stage: "an upstage exit"
   • 2. superior; aloof: informal, dated "this upstage reserve is rather ridiculous"

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