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massage |məˈsä zh; -ˈsäj|
noun
the rubbing and kneading of muscles and joints of the body with the hands, esp. to relieve tension or pain : massage can ease tiredness and jet lag | a massage will help loosen you up.
verb [ trans. ]
1 rub and knead (a person or part of the body) with the hands.
• ( massage something in/into/onto) rub a substance into (the skin or hair).
• flatter (someone's ego) : I chose a man who massaged my bruised ego.
2 manipulate (figures) to give a more acceptable result : the accounts had been massaged and adjusted to suit the government.
DERIVATIVES
massager noun
ORIGIN late 19th cent.: from French, from masser ‘knead, treat with massage,’ probably from Portuguese amassar ‘knead,’ from massa ‘dough.’
Thesaurus
massage
noun
her physical therapy includes massage rub, rubdown, rubbing, kneading, palpation, manipulation, pummeling; body rub, back rub; shiatsu, reflexology, acupressure, hydromassage, Swedish massage, osteopathy; effleurage, tapotement.
verb
1 he massaged her tired muscles rub, knead, palpate, manipulate, pummel, work.
2 the statistics have been massaged alter, tamper with, manipulate, tweak, doctor, falsify, juggle, fiddle with, tinker with, distort, change, rig, interfere with, misrepresent; informal fix, cook, fiddle.
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