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Knead

Knead Meaning & Definition
Knead Definition And Meaning

What's The Definition Of Knead?

[v] usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
[v] make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"

Synonyms | Synonyms for Knead: massage | rub down | work

Related Terms | Find terms related to Knead: admix | alloy | amalgamate | bemingle | blend | block out | caress | carve | cast | chisel | coalesce | combine | commingle | commix | compose | compound | concoct | conglomerate | create | cushion | cut | ease | efform | emulsify | fashion | feel up | figure | fix | fluff | fondle | forge | form | formalize | found | frame | frictionize | fuse | gentle | hash | hew | homogenize | immingle | immix | integrate | interblend | interlace | interlard | intermingle | intermix | intertwine | interweave | jumble | knock out | laxate | lay out | lick into shape | limber | limber up | loosen | mash | massage | mellow | merge | milden | mingle | mingle-mangle | mint | mix | mix up | model | mold | mollify | nose | nuzzle | pet | plump | pulp | relax | rough out | roughcast | roughhew | rub | rub against | rub down | rub noses | scramble | sculpt | sculpture | set | shake up | shape | shuffle | smash | soften | soften up | squash | stamp | stir up | stroke | subdue | supple | syncretize | tailor | tenderize | thermoform | throw together | tone down | toss together | tune down | work

See Also | manipulate | masticate | rub

Knead In Webster's Dictionary

\Knead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kneaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kneading}.] [OE. kneden, As. cnedan; akin to D. kneden, G. kneten, Sw. kn?da, Icel. kno?a; cf. OSlav. gnesti.] 1. To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough. The kneading, the making of the cake, the heating of the oven, and the baking. --Shak. 2. Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat. I will knead him : I'll make him supple. --Shak. {Kneading trough}, a trough or tray in which dough is kneaded. --Ex. viii. 3.

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