Knead — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

make uniform

manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/nˈiːd/

🇬🇧British English

/nˈiːd/

🇮🇳Indian English

/nˈiːd/

1 syllable Say it as /nˈiːd/.

Examples

knead dough
work the clay until it is soft
She rubbed down her child with a sponge

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

massage work rub down

Parts of Speech

verb	make uniform “knead dough”
verb	manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes “She rubbed down her child with a sponge”

Word Forms

massage	noun	kneading and rubbing parts of the body to increase circulation and promote relaxation
massager	noun	someone who rubs or kneads parts of the body to stimulate circulation and promote relaxation
rubdown	noun	the act of rubbing down, usually for relaxation or medicinal purposes

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

kneten

einheitlich machen

🇫🇷French

pétrir

uniformiser

🇪🇸Spanish

amasar

hacer uniforme

🇮🇹Italian

impastare

uniformare

🇳🇱Dutch

kneden

uniform maken

🇵🇹Portuguese

amassar

fazer uniforme

🇷🇺Russian

месить

сделать униформу

India

🇮🇳Hindi

गूंध

एक समान बनाओ

🇧🇩Bengali

গুঁড়ো

ইউনিফর্ম করা

🇮🇳Tamil

பிசையவும்

சீருடை செய்ய

🇮🇳Telugu

పిసికి కలుపు

ఏకరీతి తయారు

🇮🇳Marathi

मालीश करणे

एकसमान करा

🇮🇳Gujarati

ભેળવી

એકસમાન બનાવો

🇮🇳Kannada

ಬೆರೆಸಬಹುದಿತ್ತು

ಸಮವಸ್ತ್ರವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ

🇮🇳Malayalam

കുഴയ്ക്കുക

യൂണിഫോം ഉണ്ടാക്കുക

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਗੁਨ੍ਹੋ

ਵਰਦੀ ਬਣਾਉ

🇵🇰Urdu

گوندھنا

یونیفارم بنائیں

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

揉

统一

🇯🇵Japanese

こねる

均一にする

🇰🇷Korean

이기다

균일하게 하다

🇻🇳Vietnamese

nhào nặn

làm đồng phục

🇹🇭Thai

นวด

ทำเครื่องแบบ

🇮🇩Indonesian

meremas

membuat seragam

🇵🇭Filipino

masahin

gumawa ng uniporme

🇲🇾Malay

menguli

membuat seragam

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

دلك

جعل موحدة

🇮🇷Persian

ورز دادن

یکنواخت کردن

🇹🇷Turkish

yoğurmak

üniforma yapmak

🇮🇱Hebrew

לָלוּשׁ

לעשות מדים

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What is the primary definition of the word 'knead'?

The primary meaning of 'knead' is 'make uniform'.

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Using 'knead' in a noun/adjective form makes the first sentence correct.

In which domain is the word 'knead' most likely to appear as standard vocabulary?

'knead' is a standard word used primarily in general literature and formal communications.

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