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Meaning of massage in English massageverb [ T ] uk /ˈmæs.ɑːʒ/ us /məˈsɑːʒ/

massage verb [T] (BODY)

Add to word list Add to word list to rub and press someone's body with regular repeated movements, in order to relax them or to reduce stiffness or pain in the joints (= places where two bones are connected) or muscles: Would you massage my shoulders? Physiotherapy, massage & osteopathy
  • chiropractic
  • chiropractor
  • craniosacral
  • ECT
  • effleurage
  • essential oil
  • manipulation
  • massage parlour
  • masseur
  • masseuse
  • occupational therapy
  • osteopathy
  • petitgrain
  • physical therapist
  • physio
  • physiotherapist
  • physiotherapy
  • prone
  • prone positioning
  • proning
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Scratching and rubbing

massage verb [T] (FACTS/NUMBERS)

to try to make facts or numbers appear better than they really are in order to deceive someone: Television companies have been massaging their viewing figures in order to attract more advertising revenue. Faking & pretending
  • affect
  • air guitar
  • assume
  • believe
  • bluff someone into something/doing something
  • changeling
  • cry
  • false identity
  • false modesty
  • false name
  • falsifiable
  • falsify
  • pass something off as something phrasal verb
  • phoney
  • phony-baloney
  • play at something phrasal verb
  • play something out phrasal verb
  • purport
  • quackery
  • you can't kid a kidder idiom
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Idiom

massage someone's ego massagenoun [ C or U ] uk /ˈmæs.ɑːʒ/ us /məˈsɑːʒ/ the activity of rubbing or pressing parts of someone's body in order to make them relax or to stop their muscles hurting: a back/foot/head massage a qualified massage therapist She gave me a massage. Physiotherapy, massage & osteopathy
  • chiropractic
  • chiropractor
  • craniosacral
  • ECT
  • effleurage
  • essential oil
  • manipulation
  • massage parlour
  • masseur
  • masseuse
  • occupational therapy
  • osteopathy
  • petitgrain
  • physical therapist
  • physio
  • physiotherapist
  • physiotherapy
  • prone
  • prone positioning
  • proning
See more results »

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Scratching and rubbing (Definition of massage from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

massage | American Dictionary

massageverb [ T ] us /məˈsɑʒ, -ˈsɑdʒ/ Add to word list Add to word list to rub or press someone’s body, usually with repeated hand movements, in order to reduce stiffness or pain in that person's joints or muscles: She massaged his aching neck.

massage

noun [ C/U ] us /məˈsɑʒ, -ˈsɑdʒ/ [ C ] A massage would do wonders for my back. (Definition of massage from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary © Cambridge University Press)

Examples of massage

massage Is not the wide talk of profits for companies now largely fiction and a matter of opinion, with figures being massaged by standard accountancy techniques? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They wanted unemployment figures to fall, so they changed the system and massaged the figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They must be not merely a means of creatively massaging unemployment figures. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The massaged figure of ·5 million people unemployed is being increased at the rate of about 20,000 a month. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They may use that terminology but there cannot be massaging of notified vacancies. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The accusation is that, to get the count down, the rough sleepers unit has been deliberately massaging those people who are sleeping rough. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Of course, if enough changes are made in the unemployment calculations the figures can be massaged downwards. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 Every baby is massaged with oil before being bathed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 However, those sums are available for massaging the accounts of proposed privatised industries in advance of flotation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They tend to be highly massaged, selective figures, always played down. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 We do not want the figures to be massaged for propaganda purposes. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 He said that he would reduce hospital waiting lists, but already the words are being massaged. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The figures are then massaged and sent down like darts to the county councils. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 They have also done so by massaging the trade figures, culling the hospital waiting lists and, most recently, trying to fiddle the retail prices index. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 The two sets of figures are massaged into compatibility by the forecast that the income from council house sales will rise by £430 million next year. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under the Open Parliament Licence v3.0 See all examples of massage These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. What is the pronunciation of massage?

Translations of massage

in Chinese (Traditional) 按摩身體, 按摩，推拿, 說謊… See more in Chinese (Simplified) 按摩身体, 按摩，推拿, 说谎… See more in Spanish masajear, masaje, masaje [masculine… See more in Portuguese fazer massagem em, massagear, massagem… See more in Japanese in Turkish in French in Catalan in Dutch in Czech in Danish in Indonesian in Thai in Vietnamese in Polish in Swedish in Malay in German in Norwegian in Korean in Ukrainian in Italian マッサージ, マッサージする… See more masaj, masaj yapmak… See more massage [masculine], masser, massage… See more massatge… See more masseren, massage… See more masírovat, masáž… See more massage… See more mengurut, pijatan… See more นวด, การนวด… See more xoa bóp, sự xoa bóp… See more masaż, masować… See more massera, massage… See more mengurut, pengurutan… See more massieren, die Massage… See more massasje [masculine], massere, gi massasje… See more 마사지… See more масажувати, масаж… See more massaggio, massaggiare… See more Need a translator?

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      • massage (BODY)
      • massage (FACTS/NUMBERS)
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