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

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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

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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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