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knead verb. [ni:d]
[Old English cnedan = Old Saxon knedan (Dutch kneden), Old High German knetan (German kneten), from West Germanic.]
verb trans. Work into a homogeneous plastic mass by successively drawing out, folding over, and pressing together; esp. work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste; make (bread, pottery, etc.) by this process. OE.
S. Orbach The Italian mama kneading the pasta.
verb trans. Blend or weld together; manipulate, mould, form. LME.
H. Rogers Inconsistencies..incapable..of being kneaded into any harmonious system. B. Taylor Knead and shape her to your thought.
verb trans. & intrans.
a. Massage or squeeze with the hands, as if working dough etc. E17.
M. Amis With quivering finger-tips I kneaded my forehead and scalp.
b. Esp. of a cat: paw (a thing or person) repetitively with alternate front paws. M20.
V. Canning The cat woke me up by kneading determinedly on my chest.
kneadable adjective E19.
kneader noun ME.