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knead
/niːd/
verb 4noun 1
Collocations
2(verb.)
ADV
gently, lightly
The baker lightly kneaded the dough until it became smooth and elastic.
well
She kneaded the dough well until it became smooth and elastic.
Definitions
verb
1
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.
Knead the dough by pressing down on it with the heels of both your palms and pushing it forward to stretch it, then pulling it back toward you...
2
To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
I will knead him: I'll make him supple.
3
Of cats, to make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
Cats knead with their paws when happy, just as they kneaded when feeding from their mothers as kittens.
One of the most characteristic things that cats do is ”knead,” pushing their paws alternately against any invitingly soft area of their human friends' bodies like a baker kneading dough.
4
To mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound.
noun
1
The act of kneading something.
Do not expect the dough to be very manageable even after a good knead.
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Idioms & Phrases
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Knead the dough by pressing down on it with the heels of both your palms and pushing it forward to stretch it, then pulling it back toward you...
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I will knead him: I'll make him supple.
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Cats knead with their paws when happy, just as they kneaded when feeding from their mothers as kittens.
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Do not expect the dough to be very manageable even after a good knead.
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It's fun to knead dough.
Tatoeba · #55090606
Knead the dough with both hands until it becomes elastic.
Tatoeba · #897042Usage Notes
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