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upstage

adverb
  1. at or toward the rear of the stage
    “the dancers were directed to move upstage”
adjective
  1. remote in manner
    aloof
  2. of the back half of a stage
    “I crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn their back to the audience.”
noun
  1. the rear part of the stage
verb
  1. steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
    “When the dog entered the stage, they upstaged the actress.”
  2. move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
  3. treat snobbishly, put in one's place