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Definition of: upstage
(up′stāj′) noun
The half of a stage, from left to right, extending from the center to the backdrop.
—adjective
1. Pertaining to the back half of a stage.
2. Colloq. Conceited; haughty; stuck-up; supercilious.
—adverb Toward or on the back half of a stage.
—v.t. ·staged, ·stag·ing To steal a scene from (another actor).
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