As a Noun: 1. The activity of rubbing and squeezing part of someone's body in order to make them relax or to stop their muscles from being painful. English = massage. 2. Medical treatment which involves doing exercises or having part of your body massaged or warmed. English = physiotherapy. 3. A person whose job is doing physiotherapy. English = physiotherapist. As a Verb or Adjective: 1. To rub and squeeze part of someone's body in order to make them relax or to stop their muscles from being painful. English = massage.