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- Dictionaryknead/niːd/
verb
- 1. work (moistened flour or clay) into dough or paste with the hands.
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KNEAD definition: 1. to press something, especially a mixture for making bread, firmly and repeatedly with the hands…. Learn more.
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: 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.
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 knead is to massage, as you might knead a sore muscle to relieve the pain or knead bread dough before baking it. Knead, pronounced “need,” comes from Old English, and its meaning has changed little over time.
KNEAD definition: to press and shape the mixture for making bread firmly and repeatedly with your hands. Learn more.
knead (nēd), v.t. to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching. to manipulate by similar movements, as the body in a massage. to make by kneading: to knead bread.
To mix and work (dough, clay, etc.) into a pliable mass by folding over, pressing, and squeezing, usually with the hands. To make or shape by or as if by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands. To press, rub, or squeeze with the hands; massage. To make or form by or as if by kneading.
