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Knead v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kneaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kneading.]
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.
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knead
v 1: make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is
soft" [syn: work]
2: manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal
or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a
sponge" [syn: massage, rub down]
Knead
to prepare dough in the process of baking (Gen. 18:6; 1 Sam.
28:24; Hos. 7:4).