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mas·sage 
[muh-sahzh, -sahj or, especially Brit., mas-ahzh] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -saged, -sag·ing.
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[muh-sahzh, -sahj or, especially Brit., mas-ahzh] Pronunciation Key noun, verb, -saged, -sag·ing. –noun
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| 1. | the act or art of treating the body by rubbing, kneading, patting, or the like, to stimulate circulation, increase suppleness, relieve tension, etc. |
| 2. | Slang. attentive or indulgent treatment; pampering: ego massage. |
| 3. | to treat by massage. |
| 4. | Slang. to treat with special care and attention; coddle or pamper: The store massages its regular customers with gifts and private sales. |
| 5. | Informal.
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mas·sag·er, mas·sag·ist, noun
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American Heritage Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
| mas·sage
(mə-säzh', -säj') Pronunciation Key
n.
tr.v. mas·saged, mas·sag·ing, mas·sag·es
[French, from masser, to massage, from Arabic masaḥa, to stroke, anoint; see mšḥ in Semitic roots or massa, to touch; see mšš in Semitic roots.] mas·sag'er n. |
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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition
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Online Etymology Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
massage (n.)
massage (n.)
1876, from Fr. massage "friction of kneading," from masser "to massage," possibly from Ar. massa "to touch, feel, handle;" if so, probably picked up in Egypt during the Napoleonic campaign there. Other possibility is that Fr. got it in colonial India from Port. amassar "knead," a verb from L. massa "mass, dough" (see mass (1)). The verb is attested from 1887. Masseur, fem. masseuse, both dating to 1876, are from Fr. masser. Massage parlor first attested 1913, from the start a euphemism for "house of prostitution."
Online Etymology Dictionary, © 2001 Douglas Harper
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| massage | |
noun | |
| 1. | kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation |
verb | |
| 1. | manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge" |
| 2. | give a massage to; "She massaged his sore back" |
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American Heritage Stedman's Medical Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
massage mas·sage (mə-säzh' -säj')
n.
The rubbing or kneading of parts of the body for therapeutic purposes. v. mas·saged, mas·sag·ing, mas·sag·es
- To give a massage to.
- To treat by means of a massage.
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massage
Vague term used to describe "smooth" transformations of a data set into a different form, especially transformations that do not lose information. Connotes less pain than munch or crunch. "He wrote a program that massages X bitmap files into GIF format." Compare slurp.
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The Free On-line Dictionary of Computing, © 1993-2007 Denis Howe
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massage
vt. [common] Vague term used to describe `smooth' transformations of a data set into a different form, esp. transformations that do not lose information. Connotes less pain than munch or crunch. "He wrote a program that massages X bitmap files into GIF format." Compare slurp.
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Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary - Cite This Source - Share This
Massage
Mas"sage\, n. [F.] A rubbing or kneading of the body, especially when performed as a hygienic or remedial measure.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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Massage
Mas"sage\, v. t. (Med.) To treat by means of massage; to rub or knead; as, to massage a patient with ointment.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary, © 1996, 1998 MICRA, Inc.
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