The meaning of Massage

noun

A form of alternative therapy in which manual pressure is used to stimulate specific points on the body along what are considered to be lines of energy.

Usage examples:

She has been having mind and body therapy, acupressure and acupuncture.

noun

A treatment for pain or illness in which certain parts of the body are pressed with the hands

verb

Change in character or composition, typically in a comparatively small but significant way.

Usage examples:

Eliot was persuaded to alter the passage

verb

To change a characteristic, often slightly, or to cause this to happen

Usage examples:

[ t ] the coat was too long, so i took it back to the store to have it altered., some things in lif…

verb

To change the appearance, character, or structure of something, or to be changed in this way

Usage examples:

Just last week, the company agreed to alter some of its business practices., if they want to contin…

verb

Make (someone or something) different; alter or modify.

Usage examples:

Both parties voted against proposals to change the law

noun

An act or process through which something becomes different.

Usage examples:

The change from a nomadic to an agricultural society

verb

Prepare (food, a dish, or a meal) by mixing, combining, and heating the ingredients.

Usage examples:

Shall i cook dinner tonight?

noun

A person who prepares and cooks food, especially as a job or in a specified way.

Usage examples:

Susan was a school cook

noun

Transform by heating

verb

Pull or twist out of shape.

Usage examples:

A grimace distorted her mouth

verb

To change something from its natural or usual shape or condition

Usage examples:

Agony distorted his face., there are those who would distort the facts to serve their own political…

verb

To change something from its original, natural, or intended meaning, condition, or shape, especially in a negative way

Usage examples:

Governments are able to maintain discriminatory procurement practices which significantly distort t…

noun

A person who is qualified to treat people who are ill.

Usage examples:

Doctor thornhill

verb

Change the content or appearance of (a document or picture) in order to deceive; falsify.

Usage examples:

The reports could have been doctored

noun

A person with a medical degree whose job is to treat people who are ill or injured

Usage examples:

This health plan lets you choose your own doctor., he claimed the photo had been doctored.

noun

A form of massage involving a repeated circular stroking movement made with the palm of the hand.

Usage examples:

‘facials are very relaxing as they involve stroking movements and effleurage and the massage goes a…

verb

Massage with a circular stroking movement.

Usage examples:

Effleurage the shoulders and press gently

noun

The use of gentle, circular hand movements in massage (= rubbing or pressing someone's body to relax them or reduce pain)

verb

Bathe (a diseased or painful part of the body) with liquid.

Usage examples:

Embrocate the part affected with your hand, warmed, for a quarter of an hour.

verb

Alter (information, a document, or evidence) so as to mislead.

Usage examples:

A laboratory which was alleged to have falsified test results

verb

To change documents, figures, records, etc. in order to deceive someone

Usage examples:

She was charged with falsifying bank records., the certificate had clearly been falsified., five pe…

noun

A violin.

Usage examples:

This tradition is still at the heart of their music, with the female voices front-lining the instru…

verb

Touch or fidget with something in a restless or nervous way.

Usage examples:

Lena fiddled with her cup

verb

To move things around or touch things without a particular purpose

Usage examples:

He stood there fiddling with his keys.

verb

Fasten (something) securely in a particular place or position.

Usage examples:

They had candles fixed to their helmets

noun

A difficult or awkward situation from which it is hard to extricate oneself; a predicament.

Usage examples:

How on earth did you get into such a fix?

verb

Restore by replacing a part or putting together what is torn or broken

noun

Massage using jets of water, as a health or beauty treatment.

Usage examples:

We also try hydromassage which means a lady with a powerful hose jets you all over in a bath.

verb

Continuously toss into the air and catch (a number of objects) so as to keep at least one in the air while handling the others.

Usage examples:

Charles juggled five tangerines, his hands a frantic blur

noun

An act of juggling.

Usage examples:

Life's a juggle, and you make the choices that suit your life.

verb

To throw several objects into the air, catch them, and keep them moving so that at least one is always in the air

Usage examples:

[ t ] fig. many women find it hard to juggle a family and a career (= to arrange their lives so tha…

verb

Work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.

Usage examples:

Transfer to a medium mixing-bowl, and add in the flour progressively, kneading the dough until it i…

verb

To press something, esp. clay or a mixture for making bread, firmly and repeatedly with the hands

Usage examples:

Knead the dough until it is smooth.

verb

Work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.

Usage examples:

Transfer to a medium mixing-bowl, and add in the flour progressively, kneading the dough until it i…

verb

Handle or control (a tool, mechanism, information, etc.) in a skilful manner.

Usage examples:

He manipulated the dials of the set

verb

Influence or control shrewdly or deviously

verb

To influence or control someone to your advantage, often without that person knowing it

Usage examples:

Her success is partly due to her ability to manipulate the media., the wheelchair is designed to be…

noun

The action of manipulating something in a skilful manner.

Usage examples:

The format allows fast picture manipulation

noun

The action of influencing or controlling someone or something to your advantage, often without anyone knowing it

Usage examples:

[ u ] they have been accused of illegal manipulation of the stock market., [ u ] often a dislocated…

noun

The control of someone or something in order to get an advantage, often unfairly or dishonestly

Usage examples:

He believed that regulators should try to eliminate fraud and market manipulation., federal authori…

verb

Give a false or misleading account of the nature of.

Usage examples:

You are misrepresenting what i said

verb

To represent something or someone falsely, often in order to obtain an advantage

Usage examples:

He misrepresented facts about his legal experience on his application.

verb

To give false information about something or someone, often in order to get an advantage

Usage examples:

She believes that the defendant's lawyers misrepresented the situation., be misrepresented (by sb/i…

noun

A system of complementary medicine involving the treatment of medical disorders through the manipulation and massage of the skeleton and musculature.

verb

Examine (a part of the body) by touch, especially for medical purposes.

Usage examples:

The skin of the lower neck must be palpated for cysts and infection

verb

To examine something, usually an organ or part of the body, by touching it with the fingers or hands

noun

An examination of something, usually an organ or part of the body, by touching it with the fingers or hands

verb

Strike repeatedly with the fists.

Usage examples:

He felt like a boxer who had been pummelled mercilessly against the ropes

verb

Strike, usually with the fist

verb

Strike repeatedly with the fists.

Usage examples:

He felt like a boxer who had been pummelled mercilessly against the ropes

noun

A system of massage used to relieve tension and treat illness, based on the theory that there are reflex points on the feet, hands, and head linked to every part of the body.

Usage examples:

By prior arrangement, you can have an aromatherapy massage, reflexology, shiatsu or reiki while you…

verb

Provide (a sailing boat) with sails and rigging.

Usage examples:

The catamaran will be rigged as a ketch

noun

The particular way in which a sailing boat's masts, sails, and rigging are arranged.

Usage examples:

A ketch rig

noun

A trick or swindle.

verb

Apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion.

Usage examples:

She rubbed her arm, where she had a large bruise

noun

An act of rubbing.

Usage examples:

She pulled out a towel and gave her head a quick rub

abbreviation

Russian rouble(s).

idiom

Manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes

phrasal verb

Dry, smooth, or clean something by rubbing.

Usage examples:

Bare wood should be rubbed down with abrasive paper

phrasal verb

To rub or press someone’s body in order to dry it or reduce muscle stiffness or pain

Usage examples:

After the game the trainer was rubbing my arm down.

noun

The action of rubbing something.

Usage examples:

Dab at the stain—vigorous rubbing could damage the carpet

verb

Apply firm pressure to the surface of (something), using a repeated back and forth motion.

Usage examples:

She rubbed her arm, where she had a large bruise

Present participle of rub

noun

A form of therapy of japanese origin based on the same principles as acupuncture, in which pressure is applied to certain points on the body using the hands.

Usage examples:

The effects of shiatsu, acupuncture, moxa, and herbal medicine are still questioned in japan becaus…

noun

Rapid and repeated striking of the body as a technique in massage.

Usage examples:

There are five basic terms describing different massage maneuvers: vibration, tapotement, petrisage…

noun

Activity involving mental or physical effort done in order to achieve a purpose or result.

Usage examples:

He was tired after a day's work

verb

Be engaged in physical or mental activity in order to achieve a result; do work.

Usage examples:

She has been working so hard

combining form

Denoting things or parts made of a specified material or with specified tools.

Usage examples:

Silverwork