Word Type

Verb

Noun

The word "massage" can be used as verb and noun.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

help person feel good improve circulation relax person

Defined As

manipulation of soft tissues of body for therapeutic effect

Derived Terms

African massage Swedish massage automassage baby massage blind massage body-to-body massage electromassage heart massage hydromassage infant massage lingam massage massage chair massage gun massage parlor massage parlour massage someone's ego massage table massage therapist massage therapy massageable massagelike massager massagingly massagist massotherapy nonmassage nonmassaged otomassage pneumomassage prostate massage remassage remassage self-massage sexy massage stone massage unmassaged vibromassage yoni massage

Entails

rub

Has Property

relaxing soothing

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

care for intervention manipulate treat treatment

Narrower Terms (Hyponyms)

Thai massage

Type Of (IsA)

form of natural health care rubbing service event taking care of therapy treatment

Manner Of

manipulate treat

Related Terms

masseur masseuse

Related Terms

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.