Knead
[need] /nid/
verb (used with object)
1.
to work (dough, clay, etc.) into a uniform mixture by pressing, folding, and stretching.
2.
to manipulate by similar movements, as the body in a massage.
3.
to make by kneading:
to knead bread.
4.
to make kneading movements with:
She kneaded her fist into her palm.
/niːd/
verb (transitive)
1.
to work and press (a soft substance, such as bread dough) into a uniform mixture with the hands
2.
to squeeze, massage, or press with the hands
3.
to make by kneading
v.
Old English cnedan “to knead,” from Proto-Germanic *knedanan (cf. Old Saxon knedan, Middle Dutch cneden, Dutch kneden, Old High German knetan, German kneten, Old Norse knoða “to knead”). Originally a strong verb (past tense cnæd, past participle cneden).
to prepare dough in the process of baking (Gen. 18:6; 1 Sam. 28:24; Hos. 7:4).
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noun 1. Automotive. a form of suspension for the front wheels of a vehicle permitting each wheel to rise and fall independently of the other. 2. limited and temporary bending at a joint provided to relieve a structure or machine part under stress.
- Knee-bend
noun 1. a physical exercise in which a person starts from an erect position, moves to a squatting position, and returns to the original position without using the hands to support the body. noun an exercise which involves squatting and deeply bending the knees Examples Knee bends strengthen the leg muscles.