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massage definition

mas·sage (mə säz̸h′, -säj′)

noun

a rubbing, kneading, etc. of part of the body, usually with the hands, as to stimulate circulation and make muscles or joints supple, relieve tension, etc.

Etymology: Fr < masser, to massage < Ar massa, to touch

transitive verb massaged -·saged′, massaging -·sag′·ing

  1. to give a massage to
  2. Informal to alter or manipulate (data, ideas, etc.) so as to obtain a desired result the PR man massaged some parts of the candidate's bio

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Webster's New World College Dictionary Copyright © 2005 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Cleveland, Ohio.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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