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Definition of Knead

1. Verb. Make uniform. "Work the clay until it is soft"

2. Verb. Manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes. "She rubbed down her child with a sponge"

Definition of Knead

1. v. t. 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.

Definition of Knead

1. Verb. (transitive) To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc. ¹

2. Verb. (transitive figuratively) To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat. ¹

3. Verb. (intransitive of cats) To make a an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Knead

1. to work into a uniform mixture with the hands [v -ED, -ING, -S]

Medical Definition of Knead

1. 1. To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, 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. 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. Origin: OE. Kneden, As. Cnedan; akin to D. Kneden, G. Kneten, Sw. Knda, Icel. Knoa; cf. OSlav.gnesti. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Knead

knavish knavishly knavishness knaw knawe knawed knawel knawels knawes knawing

knaws knawvshawl knawvshawled knawvshawling knawvshawls knead (current term) kneadable kneaded kneader kneaders

kneading kneading trough kneading troughs kneadingly kneads knebelite knebelites kneck knecks knee

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