Knead /(nēd)/

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.
  2. Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.
    I will knead him : I'll make him supple.
  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.

Phrases & Compounds
Kneading trough
a trough or tray in which dough is kneaded.

knead

v. i.
  1. 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; as, a cat kneading and purring in his master's lap.