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Meaning of 'knead' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Knead [ 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.
- Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.

Meaning of 'knead' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . knead [ v]
Meaning (1):
- make uniform
Example in sentence:
  • knead dough;
  • the data have been uniformized;
  • work the clay until it is soft
Meaning (2):
- manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
Example in sentence:
  • She rubbed down her child with a sponge

Nearby Words:

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