massage

massage
mas|sage1 [ˈmæsa:ʒ US məˈsa:ʒ] n [U and C]
[Date: 1800-1900; : French; Origin: masser 'to massage', from Arabic massa 'to stroke']
the action of pressing and rubbing someone's body with your hands, to help them relax or to reduce pain in their muscles or joints
▪ Massage helps ease the pain.
▪ Why don't you have a massage ?
▪ Joan gave me a gentle neck massage .
body/shoulder/foot etc massage
▪ A full-body massage lasts around one hour.
massage 2
massage2 v [T]
1.) to press and rub someone's body with your hands, to help them relax or to reduce pain in their muscles
▪ Alex massaged Helena's aching back.
massage sth into sth
▪ Gently massage the lotion into your skin.
2.) to change official numbers or information in order to make them seem better than they are - used in order to show disapproval
= ↑cook the books
▪ Myers accused the government of deliberately massaging the unemployment figures .
3.) massage sb's ego
to try to make someone feel that they are important, attractive, intelligent etc
▪ The portrait painter had the power to massage the king's ego or to expose his flaws.

Dictionary of contemporary English. 2013.

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