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   Knead (nēd), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Kneaded; p. pr. & vb. n. Kneading.] [OE. kneden, As. cnedan; akin to D. kneden, G. kneten, Sw. knåda, Icel. knoða; cf. OSlav. gnesti.]
   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”.
   
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   The kneading, the making of the cake, the heating of the oven, and the baking. Shak.
   
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   2. Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.
   
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   I will knead him : I'll make him supple. Shak.
   
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   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.
   
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   Kneading trough, a trough or tray in which dough is kneaded.  Ex. viii. 3.
   
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   knead (?), v. i. To perform movements like kneading, with the paws; -- said of cats, which may knead3 a master's body when stroked, presumably a sign of contentment; as, “a cat kneading and purring in his master's lap”.
   
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