Meanings
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1
verb
to press and fold dough in order to make it smooth and elastic
Knead the dough for 10 minutes before baking.
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2
verb
to massage or rub something firmly, often to relieve tension or pain
Knead the sore muscles to relax them.
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Etymology
From Proto-Indo-European *gnē- ("to press, squeeze"), via Proto-Germanic *knē-, Old English cnēan and Middle English kneaden (14th c.) into Modern English knead ("to mix and press dough").