verb
- past tense of massage; rubbed and pressed muscles and joints to relieve tension or pain
- past tense of massage; manipulated data or information to present it in a more favorable way
Usage: informal
Examples
- The therapist massaged her sore shoulders after the workout.
- He massaged his temples to relieve the headache.
- She massaged the cramped muscles in her leg.
- The accountant massaged the numbers to make the budget look better.
- The politician massaged the statistics to support his argument.
- After running the marathon, she had her legs massaged by a professional.