massage

Pronunciation: /ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/

The English word “massage” has 6 meanings listed here.

noun

The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
The action of rubbing or kneading anything.

verb

To rub and knead (someone's body or body part), to perform a massage on (somebody).
To rub or knead anything.
To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
To falsify (data or accounts).

Etymology

From French massage (noun), from masser (“to massage”) (borrowed around the end of the 18th century from Arabic مَسَّ (massa, “feel, touch”), or from Portuguese amassar) + -age. Cognate to German massieren.

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