knead

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Synonyms: snead, kneed, nead, knad, knea

Antonyms: snead, kneed, nead, knad, knea

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Verb

1. To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.
2. To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
3. Of cats, to make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
4. To mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound.

Noun

1. The act of kneading something.

Verb

1. simple past and past participle of knead

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