upstage

nouns

the rear part of the stage
upstage
is a part of
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
"he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"
stage
is a type of (narrower)
something less than the whole of a human artifact
"the rear part of the house"; "glue the two parts together"
part, portion

verbs

treat snobbishly, put in one's place
upstage
is a type of (narrower)
interact in a certain way
"Do right by her"; "Treat him with caution, please"; "Handle the press reporters gently"
do by, handle, treat
move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
upstage
is derived from
upstager
is a type of (narrower)
cause to move or shift into a new position or place, both in a concrete and in an abstract sense
"Move those boxes into the corner, please"; "I'm moving my money to another bank"; "The director moved more responsibilities onto his new assistant"
displace, move
steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
"When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress"
upstage
is derived from
upstager
is a type of (narrower)
attract more attention and praise than others
"This film outshone all the others in quality"
outshine

adjectives

of the back half of a stage
"she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience"
upstage
antonym
downstage
remote in manner
"stood apart with aloof dignity"; "a distant smile"; "he was upstage with strangers"
aloof, distant, upstage

adverbs

at or toward the rear of the stage
"the dancers were directed to move upstage"
upstage
antonym
downstage
domain category
the art of writing and producing plays
dramatic art, dramatics, dramaturgy, theater, theatre