knead
Meaning
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- 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.
- To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
- Of cats, to make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
- To mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound.
Synonyms
knead dough
turn into a mess
trample on
make uniform
mix together
rub one’s hands
mix with fingers
eat on
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Pronounced as (IPA)
/niːd/
Etymology
From Middle English kneden, from Old English cnedan, from Proto-West Germanic *knedan, from Proto-Germanic *knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (“to press together”).
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