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sta ge fright also stage-fright N‑UNCOUNT Stage fright is a feeling of fear or nervousness that some people have just before they appear in front of an audience.

stage|hand /ste I dʒhænd/ (stagehands ) also stage hand N‑COUNT A stagehand is a person whose job is to move the scenery and equipment on the stage in a theatre.

sta ge le ft ADV [usu ADV after v] Stage left is the left side of the stage for an actor who is standing facing the audience. □  He entered stage left.

sta ge-manage (stage-manages , stage-managing , stage-managed ) VERB If someone stage-manages an event, they carefully organize and control it, rather than letting it happen in a natural way. [DISAPPROVAL ] □ [V n] Some may protest at the attempt by his supporters to stage-manage the congress.

sta ge man|ag|er (stage managers ) also stage-manager N‑COUNT At a theatre, a stage manager is the person who is responsible for the scenery and lights and for the way that actors or other performers move about and use the stage during a performance.

sta ge name (stage names ) N‑COUNT A stage name is a name that an actor or entertainer uses instead of his or her real name when they work. □  She performed under the stage name Princess.

sta ge ri ght ADV [usu ADV after v] Stage right is the right side of the stage for an actor who is standing facing the audience.

sta ge-struck also stagestruck ADJ Someone who is stage-struck is fascinated by the theatre and wants to become an actor or actress.

sta ge whi s|per (stage whispers ) also stage-whisper N‑COUNT If someone says something in a stage whisper , they say it as if they are speaking privately to one person, although it is actually loud enough to be heard by other people.

stag|fla|tion /stæ gfle I ʃ ^ə n/ N‑UNCOUNT If an economy is suffering from stagflation , inflation is high but there is no increase in the demand for goods or in the number of people who have jobs. [BUSINESS ]

stag|ger /stæ gə ^r / (staggers , staggering , staggered )

1 VERB If you stagger , you walk very unsteadily, for example because you are ill or drunk. □ [V adv/prep] He lost his balance, staggered back against the rail and toppled over. □ [V ] He was staggering and had to lean on the bar.

2 VERB If you say that someone or something staggers on , you mean that it is only just succeeds in continuing. □ [V adv/prep] Truman allowed him to stagger on for nearly another two years.

3 VERB If something staggers you, it surprises you very much. □ [V n] The whole thing staggers me. ●  stag|gered ADJ [v-link ADJ ] □  I was simply staggered by the heat of the Argentinian high-summer.

4 VERB To stagger things such as people's holidays or hours of work means to arrange them so that they do not all happen at the same time. □ [V n] During the past few years the government has staggered summer vacation periods.

5 → see also staggering

stag|ger|ing /stæ gər I ŋ/ ADJ Something that is staggering is very surprising. □  The results have been quite staggering.

sta g|ing post (staging posts ) also staging-post

1 N‑COUNT A staging post on a long journey is a place where people who are making that journey usually stop, for example to rest or to get new supplies. [BRIT ] □  The island is a staging-post for many visiting yachts on their way south.

2 N‑COUNT If you describe an action or achievement as a staging post , you mean that it helps you reach a particular goal that you have. [BRIT ] □  Privatisation is a necessary staging post to an open market.

stag|nant /stæ gnənt/