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automassage

automassage noun: the practice of massaging oneself.

Noun

automassage (uncountable)

  1. The practice of massaging oneself.
    • There are physical means of treatment, such as massage of the bowel and abdomen. That can be done either by an experienced masseur, or by automassage.1914, Max Einhorn, “Habitual Constipation and its Treatment,” Philadelphia Medical Journal and The Medical News, Volume 99, No. 22, 30 May, 2014, p. 1064
    • While America prepared for war, I trundled south with Baller, using the journey, which lasted a couple of days and nights, to put myself on a cure. Except for a few oranges and walnuts, I starved myself, and worked, rested and learned automassage, with gratifying results: I arrived in Mexico...1977, Yehudi Menuhin, chapter 8, in Unfinished Journey, New York: Knopf, page 153
  2. A device or feature providing automated massage.
    • The bed in her room was as modern as next week, with automassage, coffee dispenser, weather control, reading machine, etc. […]1961, Robert A. Heinlein, chapter 8, in Stranger in a Strange Land, New York: Avon, →OCLC, page 87

Examples of automassage in a sentence

  • Except for a few oranges and walnuts, I starved myself, and worked, rested and learned automassage, with gratifying results: I arrived in Mexico feeling absolutely free, loose, floating and light.1977, Yehudi Menuhin, chapter 8, in Unfinished Journey, New York: Knopf, page 153:
  • Athletes, dancers, and others who must keep muscles strong and supple are often instructed in automassage, or massaging one’s own muscles, and in basic massage on a partner.2002, Mark F. Beck, chapter 1, in Massage Basics, Albany, NY: Delmar, page 3:

Origin of automassage

From auto- + massage.

Questions about automassage

What does automassage mean?
Automassage means the practice of massaging oneself.
How do you use automassage in a sentence?
Except for a few oranges and walnuts, I starved myself, and worked, rested and learned automassage, with gratifying results: I arrived in Mexico feeling absolutely free, loose, floating and light.
What part of speech is automassage?
Automassage is a noun.

Words near automassage in the dictionary

  1. automappings
  2. automaps
  3. automask
  4. automasks
  5. automasochistic
  6. automassage
  7. automat
  8. automata
  9. automatability
  10. automatable
  11. automate

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