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handle vs upstage

upstage vs handle

handle and upstage both are nouns.

handle is not an adjective while upstage is an adjective.

handle and upstage both are verbs.

handle is not an adverb while upstage is an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
handle Yes No Yes No
upstage Yes Yes Yes Yes
As verbs, upstage is a hyponym of handle; that is, upstage is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than handle:
  • handle: interact in a certain way
  • upstage: treat snobbishly, put in one's place
Other hyponyms of handle include bemock, mock, cut, disregard, ignore, snub, wrong, handle with kid gloves, criminalize, nurse, strong-arm, ride roughshod, run roughshod, rough-house, brutalise, brutalize, do well by, gloss over, skate over, skimp over, slur over, smooth over, abuse, ill-treat, ill-use, maltreat, mistreat, step, baby, cocker, coddle, cosset, featherbed, indulge, mollycoddle, pamper, spoil, friendzone.
handle (noun) upstage (noun)
the appendage to an object that is designed to be held in order to use or move it the rear part of the stage
handle (adjective) upstage (adjective)
of the back half of a stage
remote in manner
handle (verb) upstage (verb)
act on verbally or in some form of artistic expression steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else
touch, lift, or hold with the hands move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
handle effectively treat snobbishly, put in one's place
show and train
be in charge of, act on, or dispose of
interact in a certain way
handle (adverb) upstage (adverb)
at or toward the rear of the stage
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