Definitions for: Knead


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



Webster (1913) Definition: 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.

Synonyms: massage, rub down, work

See Also: manipulate, masticate, rub

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