(~s, upstaging, ~d)
1.
When an actor is ~ or moves ~, he or she is or moves towards the back part of the stage. (TECHNICAL)
Upstage and right of centre, Robert Morris stands with his back to the audience...
Position a camera ~...
They slowly moved from ~ left into the centre.
? downstage
ADV: ADV after v, be ADV, prep ADV
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Upstage is also an adjective.
...the large ~ box that Noble used for his 1990 production of King Lear.
? downstage
ADJ: ADJ n
2.
If someone ~s you, they draw attention away from you by being more attractive or interesting.
He had a younger brother who always publicly ~d him...
VERB: V n