massageverb [ T ]
uk/ˈmæs.ɑːʒ/us/məˈsɑːʒ/massage verb [ T ] (BODY)
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:
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Physiotherapy, massage & osteopathy
- chiropractor
- ECT
- effleurage
- essential oil
- heat treatment
- manipulate
- manipulation
- massage parlour
- masseur
- masseuse
- occupational therapy
- osteopath
- osteopathy
- physical therapist
- physical therapy
- physio
- physiotherapist
- physiotherapy
- set
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massage verb [ T ] (FACTS/NUMBERS)
to try to make facts or numbers appear better than they really are in order to deceive someone:
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Faking & pretending
- a wolf in sheep's clothing idiom
- affect
- assume
- believe
- bluff
- changeling
- charlatan
- falsify
- feign
- fraud
- go through the motions idiom
- guise
- play at sth
- play possum idiom
- play sth out
- play-acting
- pose as sb
- professed
- purport
- quack
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Idiom(s)
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:
Thesaurus: synonyms and related words
Physiotherapy, massage & osteopathy
- chiropractor
- ECT
- effleurage
- essential oil
- heat treatment
- manipulate
- manipulation
- massage parlour
- masseur
- masseuse
- occupational therapy
- osteopath
- osteopathy
- physical therapist
- physical therapy
- physio
- physiotherapist
- physiotherapy
- set
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