knead

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knead /niːd/ verb [transitive]  1  DFCto press a mixture of flour and water many times with your hands 揉，捏〔湿面粉〕 Knead the dough for three minutes. 将面团揉三分钟。2. CUREto press someone’s muscles many times to help cure pain or to help them relax 按摩，推拿→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

knead• He began kneading my sore shoulder muscles.• She kneaded the dough and shaped it into loaves.• The clay should be kneaded thoroughly to remove any bubbles of air.Knead ... dough• Gretel kneaded the dough, then the witch told her to crawl inside the oven to see if it was hot enough.• On a lightly floured board, knead the dough for a couple of minutes.• Lightly knead the dough on a floured surface, working in the candied peel, raisins and sultanas.• To knead the dough, press down on it with the palms of your hands.Origin knead Old English cnedan

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knead
knead /niːd/ verb [transitive]1. to press a mixture of flour and water many times with your hands:
    Knead the dough for three minutes.
2. to press someone’s muscles many times to help cure pain or to help them relax
     

THESAURUS

■ preparing food
   ▪ grate to cut cheese, carrot etc into small pieces by rubbing it against a special tool: Grate the cheese and sprinkle it over the top of the pasta.
   ▪ melt to make butter, chocolate etc become liquid: Melt the butter, chocolate, and 1 teaspoon of cream over a low heat.
   ▪ sieve British English, sift American English to put flour or other powders through a sieve (=tool like a net made of wire, which you use for removing larger grains or pieces): Sift the flour and cocoa before adding to the rest of the mixture.
   ▪ chop to cut something into pieces, especially using a big knife: Chop up the vegetables.
   ▪ dice to cut vegetables or meat into small square pieces: Dice the carrots and then fry them in butter.
   ▪ season to add salt, pepper etc to food: Season the meat before grilling.
   ▪ crush to use a lot of force to break something such as seeds into very small pieces or into a powder: Add one clove of crushed garlic.
   ▪ mix to combine different foods together: Mix together all the ingredients in one bowl.
   ▪ beat/whisk to mix food together quickly with a fork or other tool: Whisk the egg whites until they form soft peaks.
   ▪ stir to turn food around with a spoon: Stir the sauce gently to prevent burning.
   ▪ fold something in to gently mix another substance into a mixture: Fold in the beaten egg whites.
   ▪ knead to press dough (=a mixture of flour and water) many times with your hands when you are making bread: Knead the dough for ten minutes, until smooth.
   ▪ drizzle to slowly pour a small amount of a liquid onto something: Drizzle with olive oil.
   ▪ let something stand to leave something somewhere, before you do something else with it: Let the mixture stand for a couple of hours so that it cools naturally.
   ▪ serve to put different foods together as part of a meal: Serve with rice and a salad. | Serve the aubergines on a bed of lettuce.

kneadBrE /niːd/ 🔊NAmE /niːd/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they knead BrE /niːd/ 🔊 NAmE /niːd/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it kneads BrE /niːdz/ 🔊 NAmE /niːdz/ 🔊past simple kneaded BrE /ˈniːdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈniːdɪd/ 🔊past participle kneaded BrE /ˈniːdɪd/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈniːdɪd/ 🔊 -ing form kneading BrE /ˈniːdɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈniːdɪŋ/ 🔊

~ sth to press and stretch dough, wet clay, etc. with your hands to make it ready to use 揉，捏（面团、湿黏土等）~ sth to rub and squeeze muscles, etc. especially to relax them or to make them less painful 揉捏，按摩，推拿（肌肉等）