fricō — meaning in English

English meaning

• massage noun The act of rubbing or kneading someone's body to relax muscles or relieve tension.
• rub verb To move something back and forth against a surface while pressing on it.

Senses

fricō is used for these senses in English:

• massage (transitive) To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
• rub (transitive) To move (one object) while maintaining contact with another object over some area, with pressure and friction.

massage — full definition

1. noun The act of rubbing or kneading someone's body to relax muscles or relieve tension.
2. verb To rub and knead someone's body, or a body part, to relax or soothe it.
3. verb To adjust data or figures to make them look more favourable, sometimes dishonestly.

rub — full definition

1. verb To move something back and forth against a surface while pressing on it.
2. verb To spread a substance over a surface by pressing and moving it around.
3. noun A mixture of spices and seasonings pressed onto meat before cooking.
4. noun A difficulty or snag in a plan or situation.

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