'Knead' definitions:
Definition of 'knead'
From: WordNet
Definition of 'Knead'
From: GCIDE
- Knead \Knead\ (n[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kneaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kneading.] [OE. kneden, As. cnedan; akin to D. kneden, G. kneten, Sw. kn[*a]da, Icel. kno[eth]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. [1913 Webster]
- The kneading, the making of the cake, the heating of the oven, and the baking. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 2. Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat. [1913 Webster]
- I will knead him : I'll make him supple. --Shak. [1913 Webster]
- 3. To press repeatedly with the hands or knuckles, sometimes with a twisting or squeezing motion; -- performed for example on the body of a person as a form of massage. [PJC]
- Kneading trough, a trough or tray in which dough is kneaded. --Ex. viii. 3. [1913 Webster]
Definition of 'knead'
From: GCIDE
- knead \knead\, v. i. To perform movements like kneading, with the paws; -- said of cats, which may knead[3] a master's body when stroked, presumably a sign of contentment; as, a cat kneading and purring in his master's lap. [PJC]
Definition of 'Knead'
From: Easton
- Knead to prepare dough in the process of baking (Gen. 18:6; 1 Sam. 28:24; Hos. 7:4).
Synonyms of 'knead'
From: Moby Thesaurus
- admix,
- alloy,
- amalgamate,
- bemingle,
- blend,
- block out,
- caress,
- carve,
- cast,
- chisel,
- coalesce,
- combine,
- commingle,
- commix,
- compose,
- compound,
- concoct,
- conglomerate,
- create,
- cushion,
- cut,
- ease,
- efform,
- emulsify,
- fashion,
- feel up,
- figure,
- fix,
- fluff,
- fondle,
- forge,
- form,
- formalize,
- found,
- frame,
- frictionize,
- fuse,
- gentle,
- hash,
- hew,
- homogenize,
- immingle,
- immix,
- integrate,
- interblend,
- interlace,
- interlard,
- intermingle,
- intermix,
- intertwine,
- interweave,
- jumble,
- knock out,
- laxate,
- lay out,
- lick into shape,
- limber,
- limber up,
- loosen,
- mash,
- massage,
- mellow,
- merge,
- milden,
- mingle,
- mingle-mangle,
- mint,
- mix,
- mix up,
- model,
- mold,
- mollify,
- nose,
- nuzzle,
- pet,
- plump,
- pulp,
- relax,
- rough out,
- roughcast,
- roughhew,
- rub,
- rub against,
- rub down,
- rub noses,
- scramble,
- sculpt,
- sculpture,
- set,
- shake up,
- shape,
- shuffle,
- smash,
- soften,
- soften up,
- squash,
- stamp,
- stir up,
- stroke,
- subdue,
- supple,
- syncretize,
- tailor,
- tenderize,
- thermoform,
- throw together,
- tone down,
- toss together,
- tune down,
- work