massage

massage
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noun
ADJECTIVE
gentle, relaxing, soothing
back, body, foot, full-body, neck, scalp
deep-tissue, shiatsu, Swedish, etc.
therapeutic
cardiac, heart

They managed to revive the injured driver with cardiac massage.

VERB + MASSAGE
enjoy, have, receive
give sb

The therapist gave me a massage to ease the pain.

MASSAGE + NOUN
parlour/parlor (= usually a place where men pay to have sex with women)
chair, table
oil
therapist, therapy
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verb
ADVERB
firmly, vigorously
gently, lightly, softly
PREPOSITION
into

Gently massage the cream into your skin.

with

He massaged her back with scented oil.

Massage it lightly with your fingertips.

Massage is used with these nouns as the object: ↑back, ↑cream, ↑ego, ↑muscle, ↑oil, ↑scalp, ↑temple

Collocations dictionary. 2013.

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