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knead |
3 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Knead \Knead\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kneaded}; p. pr & vb n. {Kneading}.] [OE. kneden As cnedan akin to D. kneden G. kneten Sw kn?da, Icel. kno?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. The kneading, the making of the cake, the heating of the oven, and the baking. --Shak. 2. Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat I will knead him : I'll make him supple. --Shak. {Kneading trough}, a trough or tray in which dough is kneaded. --Ex. viii. 3. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: knead v 1: make uniform, as of dough or clay [syn: {work}] 2: usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes [syn: {massage}, {rub down}] From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]: Knead to prepare dough in the process of baking (Gen. 18:6; 1 Sam. 28:24; Hos. 7:4).
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