Upstage - Definition

adv 1: at or toward the rear of the stage; "the dancers were
directed to move upstage" [ant: downstage]
adj 1: of the back half of a stage; "she crossed to the upstage
chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"
[ant: downstage]
2: remote in manner; "stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a
distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers" [syn:
aloof, distant, upstage]
n 1: the rear part of the stage
v 1: treat snobbishly, put in one's place
2: move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the
audience
3: steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone
else; "When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the
actress"