[syn: offstage, backstage]
ADVERB (2)
1. behind the scenes; not on stage;
- Example: "the actors were waiting offstage"
2. not in public;
- Example: "the deal was done offstage"
WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):
offstage
adv 1: behind the scenes; not on stage; "the actors were waiting
offstage" [ant: onstage]
2: not in public; "the deal was done offstage"
adj 1: situated or taking place in the area of a stage not
visible to the audience; "offstage noises" [ant:
onstage]
2: concealed from public view or attention; "offstage political
meetings" [syn: offstage, backstage]
n 1: a stage area out of sight of the audience [syn: wing,
offstage, backstage]