Massage — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation

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

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/mɐsˈɑːʒ/

🇬🇧British English

/mˈasɑːʒ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/mˈasɑːʒ/

2 syllables Say it as /mɐsˈɑːʒ/.

Examples

She rubbed down her child with a sponge
She massaged his sore back

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

knead rub down

Parts of Speech

noun	kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
verb	manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes “She rubbed down her child with a sponge”
verb	give a massage to “She massaged his sore back”

Word Forms

massage	verb	give a massage to
massage	noun	kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
massager	noun	someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation
rubdown	noun	the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes

Around the World

Europe

🇪🇸Spanish

masaje

Amasar y frotar partes del cuerpo para aumentar la circulación y promover la relajación.

🇮🇹Italian

massaggio

impastare e frizionare parti del corpo per aumentare la circolazione e favorire il rilassamento

🇵🇹Portuguese

massagem

amassar e esfregar partes do corpo para aumentar a circulação e promover relaxamento

🇷🇺Russian

массаж

разминание и растирание частей тела для улучшения кровообращения и расслабления.

India

🇮🇳Hindi

मालिश

परिसंचरण को बढ़ाने और विश्राम को बढ़ावा देने के लिए शरीर के हिस्सों को सानना और रगड़ना

🇧🇩Bengali

ম্যাসেজ

রক্ত সঞ্চালন বাড়াতে এবং শিথিলতা বাড়াতে শরীরের কিছু অংশ ঘষে ও ঘষে

🇮🇳Tamil

மசாஜ்

இரத்த ஓட்டத்தை அதிகரிக்கவும் மற்றும் தளர்வை ஊக்குவிக்கவும் உடலின் பாகங்களை பிசைந்து தேய்த்தல்

🇮🇳Telugu

మసాజ్

రక్త ప్రసరణను పెంచడానికి మరియు సడలింపును ప్రోత్సహించడానికి శరీర భాగాలను మెత్తగా పిండి చేయడం మరియు రుద్దడం

🇮🇳Marathi

मालिश

रक्ताभिसरण वाढवण्यासाठी आणि विश्रांतीसाठी शरीराच्या काही भागांना मालीश करणे आणि घासणे

🇮🇳Gujarati

માલિશ

પરિભ્રમણ વધારવા અને આરામને પ્રોત્સાહન આપવા માટે શરીરના ભાગોને ઘસવું અને ઘસવું

🇮🇳Kannada

ಮಸಾಜ್

ರಕ್ತಪರಿಚಲನೆಯನ್ನು ಹೆಚ್ಚಿಸಲು ಮತ್ತು ವಿಶ್ರಾಂತಿಯನ್ನು ಉತ್ತೇಜಿಸಲು ದೇಹದ ಭಾಗಗಳನ್ನು ಬೆರೆಸುವುದು ಮತ್ತು ಉಜ್ಜುವುದು

🇮🇳Malayalam

മസാജ്

രക്തചംക്രമണം വർദ്ധിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനും വിശ്രമം പ്രോത്സാഹിപ്പിക്കുന്നതിനും ശരീരത്തിൻ്റെ ഭാഗങ്ങൾ കുഴച്ച് തടവുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਮਾਲਸ਼

ਸਰਕੂਲੇਸ਼ਨ ਨੂੰ ਵਧਾਉਣ ਅਤੇ ਆਰਾਮ ਨੂੰ ਉਤਸ਼ਾਹਿਤ ਕਰਨ ਲਈ ਸਰੀਰ ਦੇ ਹਿੱਸਿਆਂ ਨੂੰ ਗੰਢਣਾ ਅਤੇ ਰਗੜਨਾ

🇵🇰Urdu

مساج

گردش کو بڑھانے اور آرام کو فروغ دینے کے لیے جسم کے حصوں کو گوندھنا اور رگڑنا

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

按摩

揉捏和摩擦身体部位以增加血液循环并促进放松

🇯🇵Japanese

マッサージ

身体の一部をこねたり、こすったりして、血行を促進し、リラックスを促進します。

🇰🇷Korean

마사지

혈액 순환을 증가시키고 이완을 촉진하기 위해 신체 부위를 주무르고 문지르는 것

🇻🇳Vietnamese

mát xa

nhào và xoa bóp các bộ phận của cơ thể để tăng cường lưu thông và thúc đẩy thư giãn

🇹🇭Thai

นวด

นวดและถูส่วนต่างๆ ของร่างกายเพื่อเพิ่มการไหลเวียนและผ่อนคลาย

🇮🇩Indonesian

pijat

menguleni dan menggosok bagian tubuh untuk meningkatkan sirkulasi dan meningkatkan relaksasi

🇵🇭Filipino

masahe

pagmamasa at pagkuskos ng mga bahagi ng katawan upang mapataas ang sirkulasyon at magsulong ng pagpapahinga

🇲🇾Malay

urut

menguli dan menggosok bahagian badan untuk meningkatkan peredaran dan menggalakkan kelonggaran

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

تدليك

عجن وفرك أجزاء الجسم لزيادة الدورة الدموية وتعزيز الاسترخاء

🇮🇷Persian

ماساژ دادن

ورز دادن و مالیدن قسمت‌های بدن برای افزایش گردش خون و ایجاد آرامش

🇹🇷Turkish

masaj

Dolaşımı arttırmak ve rahatlamayı teşvik etmek için vücudun bazı kısımlarını yoğurmak ve ovalamak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לְעַסוֹת

לישה ושפשוף חלקים בגוף כדי להגביר את זרימת הדם ולקדם הרפיה

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The primary meaning of 'massage' is 'kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation'.

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Using 'massage' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

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