Massage vs Manipulation - What's the difference?
massage | manipulation | Synonyms |
The action of rubbing, kneading or hitting someone's body, to help the person relax, prepare for muscular action (as in contact sports) or to relieve aches.
To rub and knead (someone's body or a part of a body), to perform a massage on (somebody).
To manipulate (data, a document etc.) to make it more presentable or more convenient to work with.
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To falsify (data or accounts).
The practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
The skillful use of the hands in, for example, chiropractic.
The management of some situation, especially for one’s own advantage.
The usage of psychological influence over a person or situation to gain an outcome.
Massage is a synonym of manipulation.
As nouns the difference between massage and manipulation
is that massage is while manipulation is manipulation.massage
English
Noun
(en noun)- Having a massage can have many beneficial effects.
Hyponyms
* See alsoDerived terms
* erotic massage * massager * massage parlour, massage parlor * massage therapist * massotherapyVerb
(massag)- News relating to public disturbances was systematically massaged [...].
- The Conservatives have massaged expectations down by saying they would be delighted with a majority of 1,000 [...]
manipulation
English
(wikipedia manipulation)Noun
(en noun)- The dealer's manipulations could have removed cards from the deck.
- After a few minutes of manipulation each week, she obtained days of relief from her neck pain.
- He found that the new manager was known for his Machiavellian manipulations in his last two positions.
- The counselor was able to reach the disturbed teen through positive psychological manipulation .