Definitions for stagesteɪdʒ

Random House Webster's College Dictionary

stagesteɪdʒ(n.; v.)staged, stag•ing.

(n.)a phase, degree, or step in a process, development, or series.
a raised platform or floor, as for speakers or performers.
the platform on which the actors perform in a theater. this platform with all the parts of the theater and all the apparatus back of the proscenium.
Category: Showbiz
the stage, the theater, esp. acting, as a profession.
Category: Showbiz
Category: Motion Pictures, Showbiz
Ref: sound stage.
the scene of any action.
a stagecoach.
Category: Transportation
a place of rest on a journey, esp. a regular stopping place of a stagecoach.
the distance between two places of rest on a journey.
a portion or period of a course of action or of life:
the pupal stage of an insect.
a division of stratified rocks corresponding to a single geologic age.
Category: Geology
the small platform of a microscope on which the object to be examined is placed.
Category: Optics
an element or functional unit of an electronic system, as a circuit containing a section of one of the tubes or transistors of an amplifier.
Category: Radio and Television, Electronics
a section of a rocket containing one or more engines, usu. designed to separate after burnout.
Category: Rocketry
(v.t.)to represent, produce, or exhibit on or as if on a stage:
to stage a play.
Category: Showbiz
to furnish with a stage, staging, stage set, etc.
Category: Showbiz
to set (a play) in a specified locale or time.
Category: Showbiz
to plan, organize, or carry out, esp. for public or dramatic effect:
Workers staged a one-day strike.
to classify the natural progression of (a disease, esp. cancer).
Category: Medicine

Origin of stage:

1250–1300; ME (n.) < OF estage < VL *staticum standing place =stat(us), ptp. of stāre to stand+-icum, neut. of -icus -ic

stage′a•ble(adj.)

Princeton's WordNet

phase, stage(noun)
any distinct time period in a sequence of events
"we are in a transitional stage in which many former ideas must be revised or rejected"
degree, level, stage, point(noun)
a specific identifiable position in a continuum or series or especially in a process
"a remarkable degree of frankness"; "at what stage are the social sciences?"
stage(noun)
a large platform on which people can stand and can be seen by an audience
"he clambered up onto the stage and got the actors to help him into the box"
stage(noun)
the theater as a profession (usually `the stage')
"an early movie simply showed a long kiss by two actors of the contemporary stage"
stagecoach, stage(noun)
a large coach-and-four formerly used to carry passengers and mail on regular routes between towns
"we went out of town together by stage about ten or twelve miles"
stage, leg(noun)
a section or portion of a journey or course
"then we embarked on the second stage of our Caribbean cruise"
stage(noun)
any scene regarded as a setting for exhibiting or doing something
"All the world's a stage"--Shakespeare; "it set the stage for peaceful negotiations"
stage, microscope stage(verb)
a small platform on a microscope where the specimen is mounted for examination
stage, present, represent(verb)
perform (a play), especially on a stage
"we are going to stage `Othello'"
stage, arrange(verb)
plan, organize, and carry out (an event)
"the neighboring tribe staged an invasion"

Kernerman English Learner's Dictionary

stage(noun)ɪdʒ
one of the parts that a process is divided into
in the early stages of the disease; the first/second/third stage of the bicycle race; The new hotel will open in stages.
stageɪdʒ
the raised area where actors, musicians, etc. perform
The band was not on stage yet.; A second comedian took the stage.
stage(verb)ɪdʒ
to organize a public event
Opposition leaders staged a protest march.

Wiktionary

stage(Noun)
A phase.
stage(Noun)
The area, in any theatre, generally raised, upon which an audience watches plays or other public ceremonies.
The band returned to the stage to play an encore.
stage(Noun)
Abbreviated form of stagecoach, an enclosed horsedrawn carriage used to carry passengers.
The stage pulled into town carrying the payroll for the mill and three ladies.
stage(Noun)
The number of an electronic circuitu2019s block, such as a filter, an amplifier, etc.
a 3-stage cascade of a 2nd-order bandpass Butterworth filter
stage(Noun)
The place on a microscope where the slide is located for viewing.
He placed the slide on the stage.
stage(Noun)
A level; one of the sequential areas making up the game.
How do you get past the flying creatures in the third stage?
stage(Verb)
To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice".
stage(Verb)
To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
The salesmanu2019s demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective.
stage(Verb)
(Of a protest or strike etc.) To carry out.
stage(Verb)
To pause or wait at a designated location.
We staged the cars to be ready for the start, then waited for the starter to drop the flag.

Origin: From stage, from estage, from *, from stare. Cognate with stæde, stede. More at stead.

Webster Dictionary

Stage(noun)
a floor or story of a house
Stage(noun)
an elevated platform on which an orator may speak, a play be performed, an exhibition be presented, or the like
Stage(noun)
a floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, or the like; a scaffold; a staging
Stage(noun)
a platform, often floating, serving as a kind of wharf
Stage(noun)
the floor for scenic performances; hence, the theater; the playhouse; hence, also, the profession of representing dramatic compositions; the drama, as acted or exhibited
Stage(noun)
a place where anything is publicly exhibited; the scene of any noted action or carrer; the spot where any remarkable affair occurs
Stage(noun)
the platform of a microscope, upon which an object is placed to be viewed. See Illust. of Microscope
Stage(noun)
a place of rest on a regularly traveled road; a stage house; a station; a place appointed for a relay of horses
Stage(noun)
a degree of advancement in a journey; one of several portions into which a road or course is marked off; the distance between two places of rest on a road; as, a stage of ten miles
Stage(noun)
a degree of advancement in any pursuit, or of progress toward an end or result
Stage(noun)
a large vehicle running from station to station for the accomodation of the public; a stagecoach; an omnibus
Stage(noun)
one of several marked phases or periods in the development and growth of many animals and plants; as, the larval stage; pupa stage; zoea stage
Stage(verb)
to exhibit upon a stage, or as upon a stage; to display publicly

Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms

stage
1. An element of the missile or propulsion system that generally separates from the missile at burnout or cut-off. Stages are numbered chronologically in order of burning. 2. To process, in a specified area, troops which are in transit from one locality to another. See also marshalling; staging area.