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upstage vs portion

portion vs upstage

upstage and portion both are nouns.

upstage is an adjective but portion is not an adjective.

upstage and portion both are verbs.

upstage is an adverb but portion is not an adverb.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
upstage Yes Yes Yes Yes
portion Yes No Yes No
As nouns, portion is a hypernym of upstage; that is, portion is a word with a broader meaning than upstage:
  • upstage: the rear part of the stage
  • portion: something less than the whole of a human artifact
Other hypernyms of upstage include part.
upstage (noun) portion (noun)
the rear part of the stage the allotment of some amount by dividing something
something less than the whole of a human artifact
an individual quantity of food or drink taken as part of a meal
assets belonging to or due to or contributed by an individual person or group
money or property brought by a woman to her husband at marriage
something determined in relation to something that includes it
your overall circumstances or condition in life (including everything that happens to you)
upstage (adjective) portion (adjective)
of the back half of a stage
remote in manner
upstage (verb) portion (verb)
steal the show, draw attention to oneself away from someone else give out
move upstage, forcing the other actors to turn away from the audience
treat snobbishly, put in one's place
upstage (adverb) portion (adverb)
at or toward the rear of the stage
Difference between upstage and portion

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