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Webster 1913 Edition
Massage
Mas′sage
,Noun.
[F.]
A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.
Definition 2024
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See also: Massage
English
Noun
massage (plural massages)
- 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.
- Having a massage can have many beneficial effects.
Hyponyms
- See also Wikisaurus:therapy
Hyponyms
- erotic massage
- Thai massage
Derived terms
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Translations
rubbing, kneading, or hitting muscled part of a body
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Verb
massage (third-person singular simple present massages, present participle massaging, simple past and past participle massaged)
- (transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
- (transitive) To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 118:
- News relating to public disturbances was systematically massaged [...].
- 2008, Patrick Wintour & Steven Morris, The Guardian, May 22 2008, p. 3:
- The Conservatives have massaged expectations down by saying they would be delighted with a majority of 1,000 [...]
- 2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin 2003, p. 118:
- (transitive) To falsify (data or accounts).
Translations
to perform a massage on somebody
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to manipulate data or a document
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Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /mɑˈsaːʒə/
- Hyphenation: mas‧sa‧ge
Etymology
Noun
massage f (plural massages, diminutive massagetje n)
- physical massage
Related terms
- masseur m
French
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /masaʒ/
Noun
massage m (plural massages)
- physical massage
Related terms
Descendants
Swedish
Etymology
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /maˈsɑːɧ/
Noun
massage c
Declension
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Nominative | massage | massagen | massager | massagerna |
Genitive | massages | massagens | massagers | massagernas |