massage

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I.mas‧sage¹ /ˈmæsɑːʒ $ məˈsɑːʒ/ BrE AmE noun [uncountable and countable]
[Date: 1800-1900; Language: French; Origin: masser 'to massage', from Arabic massa 'to stroke']

the action of pressing and rubbing someone’s body with your hands, to help them relax or to reduce pain in their muscles or joints:
Massage helps ease the pain.
Why don’t you have a massage?
Joan gave me a gentle neck massage.
body/shoulder/foot etc massage
A full-body massage lasts around one hour.
II.massage² BrE AmE verb [transitive]
1. to press and rub someone’s body with your hands, to help them relax or to reduce pain in their muscles:
Alex massaged Helena’s aching back.
massage something into something
Gently massage the lotion into your skin.
2. to change official numbers or information in order to make them seem better than they are – used in order to show disapproval SYN cook the books:
Myers accused the government of deliberately massaging the unemployment figures.
3. massage sb’s ego to try to make someone feel that they are important, attractive, intelligent etc:
The portrait painter had the power to massage the king’s ego or to expose his flaws.

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◎	['mæsɑ:ʒ; mə'sɒ:ʒ]
※	danh từ
	■	sự xoa bóp
		☆	to give somebody a relaxing massage
			xoa bóp cho ai thư giãn
		☆	the doctor recommended massage for my back pain
			bác sĩ khuyên tôi nên xoa bóp chỗ lưng đau
※	ngoại động từ
	■	xoa bóp

• Từ đồng nghĩa / Synonyms:
  rub down, knead