MASSAGE as NOUN

1. Meaning
   • kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
   Hypernyms(s) massage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • treatment (what does treatment mean?)
   Hyponym(s)
   • rubdown (what does rubdown mean?)
   • cardiac massage (what does cardiac massage mean?)
   • heart massage (what does heart massage mean?)
   • effleurage (what does effleurage mean?)
   • petrissage (what does petrissage mean?)
   • Swedish massage (what does Swedish massage mean?)
   • tapotement (what does tapotement mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • massage (what does massage mean?)
   • massage (what does massage mean?)
   • rub down (what does rub down mean?)
   • knead (what does knead mean?)

MASSAGE as VERB

1. Meaning
   • give a massage to
   Usage Example(s)
   • She massaged his sore back
   Hypernyms(s) massage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • treat (what does treat mean?)
   • care for (what does care for mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • massage (what does massage mean?)
   • massager (what does massager mean?)
2. Meaning
   • manually manipulate (someone’’s body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
   Synonym(s)
   • knead (what does knead mean?)
   • rub down (what does rub down mean?)
   Usage Example(s)
   • She rubbed down her child with a sponge
   Hypernyms(s) massage is a kind of… Example: animal is a hypernym of mammal, plant is a hypernym of flower
   • manipulate (what does manipulate mean?)
   Derived(s)
   • rubdown (what does rubdown mean?)
   • massage (what does massage mean?)
   • massager (what does massager mean?)
   Entail(s)
   • rub (what does rub mean?)