noun
Meaning 1
The act of kneading something.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
Standard Lemma guide
knead
Definitions and examples are grouped by meaning. Pronunciation, history, word forms, translations, descendants, synonyms, antonyms, derived terms, and related words appear whenever the source provides them.
Sound
Pronunciation
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UK, US: nēd
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UK, US: /niːd/
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Early, Modern: /knɛːd/
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rhymes with -iːd
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homophone: kneed
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homophone: need
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UK, US: /nɛd/
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rhymes with -ɛd
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homophone: ned
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homophone: Ned
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CMU ARPABET: N IY1 D Digits mark lexical stress: 1 primary, 2 secondary, 0 unstressed.
verb
Meaning 2
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.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Meaning relationships
Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 3
To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: figuratively, transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 4
Of cats, to make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: intransitive
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Synonyms: none provided
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verb
Meaning 5
To mix thoroughly; form into a homogeneous compound.
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: transitive
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Synonyms: none provided
Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 6
simple past and past participle of knead
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Usage: form-of, obsolete, participle, past
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Antonyms: none provided
verb
Meaning 7
manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- She rubbed down her child with a sponge
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: massage, rub down
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: manipulate
verb
Meaning 8
make uniform
Definition source: Princeton WordNet 3.0
Examples
- knead dough
- work the clay until it is soft
Meaning relationships
Synonyms: work
Antonyms: none provided
Broader terms: manipulate
Narrower terms: proof, masticate
History
Etymology
From Middle English kneden, from Old English cnedan, from Proto-West Germanic *knedan, from Proto-Germanic *knudaną, from Proto-Indo-European *gnet- (“to press together”).
Across languages
Translations
137 source translations are retained for this English entry.
- Albanian: mbruaj — to work and press into a mass
- Albanian: ngjesh — to work and press into a mass
- Southern Altai: јураар (ǰuraar) — to work and press into a mass
- Southern Altai: јуурар (ǰuurar) — to work and press into a mass
- Arabic: عَجَنَ (ʕajana) — to work and press into a mass
- Arabic: دَلَكَ (dalaka) — to work and press into a mass
- Arabic: عْجن (ʕjən) — to work and press into a mass
- Armenian: հունցել (huncʻel) — to work and press into a mass
- Aromanian: frimintu — to work and press into a mass
- Azerbaijani: ovmaq — to work and press into a mass
- Azerbaijani: yoğurmaq — to work and press into a mass
- Belarusian: мясі́ць (mjasícʹ) — to work and press into a mass
- Bulgarian: меся (mesja) — to work and press into a mass
- Bulgarian: замесвам (zamesvam) — to work and press into a mass
- Bulgarian: замеся (zamesja) — to work and press into a mass
- Burmese: နယ် (nai) — to work and press into a mass
- Catalan: amassar — to work and press into a mass
- Chinese Mandarin: 捏 (niē) — to work and press into a mass
- Chinese Mandarin: 揉 (róu) — to work and press into a mass
- Chinese Mandarin: 搓揉 (cuōróu) — to work and press into a mass
- Czech: hníst — to work and press into a mass
- Danish: ælte — to work and press into a mass
- Dutch: kneden — to work and press into a mass
- Egyptian: h-b-h-b-hb (hbhb) — to work and press into a mass
- Erzya: ичемс (ičems) — to work and press into a mass
- Esperanto: knedi — to work and press into a mass
- Even: монӈа- (monŋa-) — to work and press into a mass
- Evenki: мэнӈимӣ (mənŋimī) — to work and press into a mass
- Faliscan: fico (fico) — to work and press into a mass
- Finnish: vaivata — to work and press into a mass
- Finnish: sotkea — to work and press into a mass
- French: pétrir — to work and press into a mass
- Gagauz: yuurmaa — to work and press into a mass
- Galician: amasar — to work and press into a mass
- Galician: gramar — to work and press into a mass
- Galician: traballar — to work and press into a mass
- Georgian: ზელა (zela) — to work and press into a mass
- Georgian: ჟღვლემა (žɣvlema) — to work and press into a mass
- Georgian: მოზელა (mozela) — to work and press into a mass
- Georgian: დაზელა (dazela) — to work and press into a mass
- German: kneten — to work and press into a mass
- Greek: ζυμώνω (zymóno) — to work and press into a mass
- Ancient Greek: μάσσω (mássō) — to work and press into a mass
- Ancient Greek: φυράω (phuráō) — to work and press into a mass
- Haitian Creole: petri — to work and press into a mass
- Hebrew: לָשׁ — to work and press into a mass
- Hungarian: dagaszt — to work and press into a mass
- Hungarian: gyúr — to work and press into a mass
- Ido: petrisar — to work and press into a mass
- Interlingua: impastar — to work and press into a mass
- Italian: manipolare — to work and press into a mass
- Italian: impastare — to work and press into a mass
- Italian: massaggiare — to work and press into a mass
- Italian: amalgamare — to work and press into a mass
- Italian: comprimere — to work and press into a mass
- Japanese: 捏ねる (koneru) — to work and press into a mass
- Japanese: 練る (neru) — to work and press into a mass
- Karakhanid: یُغُرْماقْ (yuɣurmak) — to work and press into a mass
- Karelian: vualie — to work and press into a mass
- Khmer: ច្របល់ (crɑɑbɑl) — to work and press into a mass
- Komi-Zyrian: лойны (lojny) — to work and press into a mass
- Korean: 이기다 (igida) — to work and press into a mass
- Kyrgyz: жууруу (juuruu) — to work and press into a mass
- Latin: depsō — to work and press into a mass
- Latin: fingō — to work and press into a mass
- Macedonian: меси (mesi) — to work and press into a mass
- Malayalam: കുഴയ്ക്കുക (kuḻaykkuka) — to work and press into a mass
- Maltese: għaġen — to work and press into a mass
- Māori: pōpō — to work and press into a mass
- Māori: poi — to work and press into a mass
- Māori: poke — to work and press into a mass
- Māori: pokepoke — to work and press into a mass
- Middle English: kneden — to work and press into a mass
- Mongolian: зуурах (zuurax) — to work and press into a mass
- Nanai: монгичи- (moŋiči-) — to work and press into a mass
- Norman: pêtri — to work and press into a mass
- Norwegian: kna — to work and press into a mass
- Pashto: اخښل (akhssəl) — to work and press into a mass
- Persian: ورز دادن (varz dâdan) — to work and press into a mass
- Persian: سرشتن (sereštan) — to work and press into a mass
- Polabian: gnest — to work and press into a mass
- Polish: gnieść — to work and press into a mass
- Polish: ugniatać — to work and press into a mass
- Polish: zagniatać — to work and press into a mass
- Polish: miesić — to work and press into a mass
- Portuguese: amassar — to work and press into a mass
- Portuguese: sovar — to work and press into a mass
- Punjabi: ਗੁੰਨ੍ਹਣਾ (gunnhṇā) — to work and press into a mass
- Punjabi: گُنّھݨا (gunnhṇā) — to work and press into a mass
- Quechua: q'apiy — to work and press into a mass
- Rarotongan: pōpō — to work and press into a mass
- Rarotongan: natu — to work and press into a mass
- Romanian: frământa — to work and press into a mass
- Russian: меси́ть (mesítʹ) — to work and press into a mass
- Russian: заме́шивать (zaméšivatʹ) — to work and press into a mass
- Russian: замеси́ть (zamesítʹ) — to work and press into a mass
- Serbo-Croatian: гњечити — to work and press into a mass
- Serbo-Croatian: gnječiti — to work and press into a mass
- Slovak: miesiť — to work and press into a mass
- Slovak: hniesť — to work and press into a mass
- Slovene: mesiti — to work and press into a mass
- Slovene: gnesti — to work and press into a mass
- Spanish: amasar — to work and press into a mass
- Spanish: mullir — to work and press into a mass
- Spanish: malaxar — to work and press into a mass
- Spanish: heñir — to work and press into a mass
- Spanish: hiñir — to work and press into a mass
- Swedish: knåda — to work and press into a mass
- Tagalog: lapisain — to work and press into a mass
- Tahitian: nane — to work and press into a mass
- Tày: cặn — to work and press into a mass
- Thai: นวด (nûuat) — to work and press into a mass
- Turkish: yoğurmak — to work and press into a mass
- Ottoman Turkish: یوغورمق (yuğurmak, yoğurmak) — to work and press into a mass
- Turkmen: ýugurmak — to work and press into a mass
- Udmurt: лайыны (lajyny) — to work and press into a mass
- Ukrainian: міси́ти (misýty) — to work and press into a mass
- Urdu: گُون٘دْھنا (gū̃dhnā) — to work and press into a mass
- Uyghur: يۇغۇرماق (yughurmaq) — to work and press into a mass
- Vietnamese: nhào — to work and press into a mass
- Walloon: prusti — to work and press into a mass
- Welsh: tylino — to work and press into a mass
- Yiddish: קנעטן (knetn) — to work and press into a mass
- Zazaki: alawıtene (diq) — to work and press into a mass
- Zazaki: ra'lütene — to work and press into a mass
- Zazaki: mişte kerdene — to work and press into a mass
- Chinese Mandarin: 踩奶 (cǎinǎi) — (of cats) to press on a surface to relax — see also make biscuits
- Finnish: leipoa — (of cats) to press on a surface to relax — see also make biscuits
- French: tricoter — (of cats) to press on a surface to relax — see also make biscuits
- French: patouner — (of cats) to press on a surface to relax — see also make biscuits
- Italian: impastare — (of cats) to press on a surface to relax — see also make biscuits
- Japanese: ふみふみ (fumifumi) — (of cats) to press on a surface to relax — see also make biscuits
- Korean: 꾹꾹이 (kkukkkugi) — (of cats) to press on a surface to relax — see also make biscuits
- Polish: ugniatać — (of cats) to press on a surface to relax — see also make biscuits
- Turkish: masaj yapmak — (of cats) to press on a surface to relax — see also make biscuits
- Turkish: yoğurmak — (of cats) to press on a surface to relax — see also make biscuits
- Turkish: yoğurma hareketi yapmak — (of cats) to press on a surface to relax — see also make biscuits