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- Dictionaryknead/niːd/
verb
- 1. work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.
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The meaning of KNEAD is to work and press into a mass with or as if with the hands. How to use knead in a sentence.
KNEAD definition: 1. to press something, especially a mixture for making bread, firmly and repeatedly with the hands…. Learn more.
Knead definition: to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.. See examples of KNEAD used in a sentence.
KNEAD meaning: 1. to press something, especially a mixture for making bread, firmly and repeatedly with the hands…. Learn more.
1. verb. When you knead dough or other food, you press and squeeze it with your hands so that it becomes smooth and ready to cook. Lightly knead the mixture on a floured surface. [VERB noun] Synonyms: squeeze, work, massage, manipulate More Synonyms of knead. kneading uncountable noun.
knead something to rub and press muscles, etc. especially to relax them or to make them less painful. She gently kneaded the muscles in his back.
To mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands: kneading dough. 2. To make or shape by or as if by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands. 3. To squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging: kneading a painful calf muscle.
