əˈluːf ˈdɪstənt ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ ʌpˈsteɪd͡ʒ at or toward the rear of the stage the dancers were directed to move upstage steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else When the dog entered the stage, he upstaged the actress remote in manner stood apart with aloof dignity a distant smile he was upstage with strangers move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience of the back half of a stage she crossed to the upstage chair forcing the lead to turn his back to the audience treat snobbishly, put in one's place the rear part of the stage