noun
A phase.
He is in the recovery stage of his illness.
Completion of an identifiable stage of maintenance such as removing an aircraft engine for repair or storage.
One of the portions of a device (such as a rocket or thermonuclear weapon) which are used or activated in a particular order, one after another.
The first stage of the launcher burned out and separated after successfully boosting the payload onto a suborbital trajectory, but the engine of the upper stage failed to ignite to place the satellite into orbit.
A platform; a surface, generally elevated, upon which show performances or other public events are given.
The band returned to the stage to play an encore.
Knights, squires, and steeds must enter on the stage.
A floor or storey of a house.
A floor elevated for the convenience of mechanical work, etc.; scaffolding; staging.
verb
To produce on a stage, to perform a play.
The local theater group will stage "Pride and Prejudice".
To demonstrate in a deceptive manner.
The salesman's demonstration of the new cleanser was staged to make it appear highly effective.
To orchestrate; to carry out.
The workers staged a strike.
A protest will be staged in the public square on Monday.
To place in position to prepare for use.
We staged the cars to be ready for the start, then waited for the starter to drop the flag.
to stage data to be written at a later time
To determine what stage (a disease, etc.) has progressed to
One method of documenting a wound is as follows: (1) stage the ulcer, time present, setting where occurred; (2) describe the location anatomically; (3) measure ulcer in centimeters (length × width × base); […]
noun
An unpaid internship in a restaurant where a cook or chef is exposed to new culinary techniques.
It doesn’t matter that recent reporting on the stage economy of Copenhagen […] has revealed a pattern of abuse and dangerous working conditions for unpaid interns. In “The Bear,” the stage is a dream: Marcus’s tasks are simply to learn from a skilled but kind and patient mentor, to get out and about and feel inspired, and to come up with some new dishes of his own.