MASSAGE
Dictionary entry overview: What does massage mean?
• MASSAGE (noun)
The noun MASSAGE has 1 sense:
1. kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
Familiarity information: MASSAGE used as a noun is very rare.
• MASSAGE (verb)
The verb MASSAGE has 2 senses:
1. manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
2. give a massage to
Familiarity information: MASSAGE used as a verb is rare.
Dictionary entry details
• MASSAGE (noun)
Meaning:
Kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("massage" is a kind of...):
treatment (care by procedures or applications that are intended to relieve illness or injury)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "massage"):
rubdown (the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes)
cardiac massage; heart massage (an emergency procedure that employs rhythmic compression of the heart (either through the chest wall or, during surgery, directly to the heart) in an attempt to maintain circulation during cardiac arrest)
effleurage (a rhythmic stroking)
petrissage (massage of the skin which is gently lifted and squeezed)
Swedish massage (massage combined with a system of active and passive exercises for the muscles and joints)
tapotement (massage in which the body is tapped rhythmically with the fingers or with short rapid movements of the sides of the hand; used to loosen mucus on the chest walls of patients with bronchitis)
• MASSAGE (verb)
Meaning:
Manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
Classified under:
Verbs of touching, hitting, tying, digging
Synonyms:
massage; knead; rub down
Context example:
She rubbed down her child with a sponge
Hypernyms (to "massage" is one way to...):
manipulate (hold something in one's hands and move it)
"Massage" entails doing...:
rub (move over something with pressure)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Meaning:
Give a massage to
Classified under:
Verbs of grooming, dressing and bodily care
Context example:
She massaged his sore back
Hypernyms (to "massage" is one way to...):
care for; treat (provide treatment for)
Sentence frames:
Somebody ----s something
Somebody ----s somebody
Sentence example:
Did he massage his foot?
