English Explanatory Dictionary

massage

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
  2. The action of rubbing or kneading anything.
verb
  1. To rub and knead (someone's body or body part), to perform a massage on (somebody).
  2. To rub or knead anything.
  3. To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
  4. To falsify (data or accounts).

Pronunciation

/ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/ /məˈsɑː(d)ʒ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-massage.wav /məˈsɑ(d)ʒ/

Word forms

massage massages massaging massaged

Etymology

From French massage (noun), from masser (“to massage”) (borrowed around the end of the 18th century from Arabic مَسَّ (massa, “feel, touch”), or from Portuguese amassar) + -age. Cognate to German massieren.

Synonyms

juggle fudge

Related words

masseur masseuse

Derived words

African massage automassage baby massage blind massage body-to-body massage electromassage heart massage hydromassage infant massage lingam massage massageable massage chair massage gun massagelike massage parlour massage parlor massager massage table massage therapist massage therapy massagist massotherapy nonmassage otomassage pneumomassage prostate massage self-massage sexy massage stone massage Swedish massage vibromassage yoni massage remassage massage someone's ego massagingly nonmassaged unmassaged
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