massage
noun
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- verb
- adjective
- adverb
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Senses
Sense 1 noun
kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
Types & categories
- treatment hypernym
- rubdown hyponym
- cardiac massage hyponym
- effleurage hyponym
- petrissage hyponym
- reflexology hyponym
- Swedish massage hyponym
- tapotement hyponym
Related & opposite
Sense 2 verb
manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
She rubbed down her child with a sponge
Types & categories
- manipulate hypernym
Related & opposite
Sense 3 verb
give a massage to
She massaged his sore back
Types & categories
- treat hypernym
Related & opposite
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| Sense | Relation | Group | Word |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | massage |
| 1 | derivation | Related & opposite | massage |
| 1 | hypernym | Types & categories | treatment |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | rubdown |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | cardiac massage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | effleurage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | petrissage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | reflexology |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | Swedish massage |
| 1 | hyponym | Types & categories | tapotement |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | rubdown |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | massage |
| 2 | derivation | Related & opposite | massager |
| 2 | entails | Related & opposite | rub |
| 2 | hypernym | Types & categories | manipulate |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | massage |
| 3 | derivation | Related & opposite | massager |
| 3 | hypernym | Types & categories | treat |