Definition of Masage

Definition of Masage

Massage, in medicine a process of kneading, stroking, and rubbing, with the fingers and palms of the hands, applied to the body as a whole or to locally affected parts, to allay pain, promote circulation, and restore nervous and vital energy; it was practised in very early times in China and India; was known to the Greeks and Romans, and was revived by Dr. Mezger of Amsterdam in 1853.

- Wikipedia

Mas"sage (?), v. t. (Med.) To treat by means of massage; to rub or knead; as, to massage a patient with ointment.

Mas"sage (?), n. [F.] A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.

Mas"sage (?), v. t. (Med.) To treat by means of massage; to rub or knead; as, to massage a patient with ointment.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

the action of rubbing or kneading someone's body, to help the person relax or to relieve aches
to rub and knead someone's body, to perform a massage on somebody
to manipulate data or a document to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with
to falsify data or accounts

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- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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