Words Like KNEAD

We have put together a list of words that are similar to KNEAD.

6 Alternative Words Similar to knead

1 Work Verb      Synonym Words Like Work
2 Manipulate Verb      Synonym Words Like Manipulate
3 Kneaded Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Kneaded
4 Kneading Verb-transitive      Form Words Like Kneading
5 Beat Verb-transitive      Synonym Words Like Beat
6 Proof Verb      Hyponym Words Like Proof

3 examples of knead

1 to knead dough
2 a cat kneading and purring in his master's lap
3 work the clay until it is soft

10 definitions of knead

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..
2 Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.
3 To press repeatedly with the hands or knuckles, sometimes with a twisting or squeezing motion; -- performed for example on the body of a person as a form of massage.
4 To perform movements like kneading, with the paws; -- said of cats, which may knead{3} a master's body when stroked, presumably a sign of contentment.
5 make uniform
6 manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
7 To mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands: kneading dough.
8 To make or shape by or as if by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands.
9 To squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging: kneading a painful calf muscle.
10 To manipulate by squeezing, pressing, or thumping different parts of; work upon by successive thumps or compressions: as, to knead a person's limbs in the operation of massage.
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