Definition of "massage"

massage

/ˈmæsɑː(d)ʒ/

noun
countable and uncountable, plural massages
1. The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
  Quotations
  During the long lapses in work common with on-location productions, Marilyn would silently meditate as Roberts provided a shoulder massage.
  2014, Gary Vitacco-Robles, Icon: The Life, Times and Films of Marilyn Monroe Volume 2 1956-1962 AND Beyond
verb
third-person singular simple present massages, present participle massaging, simple past and past participle massaged
1. (transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
  Quotations
  So after massaging a nude woman while being nude or nearly nude myself, sex is a natural way to end things.
  2010 January 11, Julian Kaye, Massage Therapy‎
2. (transitive) To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
  Quotations
  News relating to public disturbances was systematically massaged [...].
  2002, Colin Jones, The Great Nation, Penguin, published 2003, page 118
  The Conservatives have massaged expectations down by saying they would be delighted with a majority of 1,000 [...]
  2008 May 22, Patrick Wintour, Steven Morris, The Guardian, page 3
3. (transitive) To falsify (data or accounts).