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KNEAD
massage, rub down, knead
(verb) manually manipulate (someone’s body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; “She rubbed down her child with a sponge”
knead, work
(verb) make uniform; “knead dough”; “work the clay until it is soft”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Verb
knead (third-person singular simple present kneads, present participle kneading, simple past and past participle kneaded)
(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.
(transitive, figuratively) To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
(intransitive, of cats) To make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
(transitive) To mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound.
Synonyms
• (mix): amalgamate
Noun
knead (plural kneads)
The act of kneading something.
Anagrams
• Danek, Kaden, naked
Source: Wiktionary
Knead, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kneaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kneading.] Etym: [OE. kneden, As. cnedan; akin to D. kneden, G. kneten, Sw. kn, Icel. kno; 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.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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