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massage noun

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Definition

the activity of rubbing or pressing parts of someone's body in order to make them relax or to stop their muscles hurting
a back/foot/head massage
a qualified massage therapist
She gave me a massage.

(Definition of massage noun from the Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary & Thesaurus © Cambridge University Press)

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