to knead a dough

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• knead´er — knead «need», transitive verb. 1. to work over or work up (moist flour or clay), usually with the hands, into dough or paste: »Machines have been invented to knead bread dough. 2. a) to make or shape by kneading. b) Figurative. to blend, join, or …   Useful english dictionary

• knead´a|ble — knead «need», transitive verb. 1. to work over or work up (moist flour or clay), usually with the hands, into dough or paste: »Machines have been invented to knead bread dough. 2. a) to make or shape by kneading. b) Figurative. to blend, join, or …   Useful english dictionary

• knead — [ nid ] verb transitive 1. ) to prepare DOUGH or clay by pressing it continuously: Knead the dough until smooth. 2. ) to rub or press someone s muscles hard …   Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

• knead — [ni:d] v [T] [: Old English; Origin: cnedan] 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 someone relax …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• dough — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ firm ▪ soft ▪ smooth ▪ sticky ▪ bread, cookie (esp. AmE), pastr …   Collocations dictionary

• knead — UK [niːd] / US [nɪd] verb [transitive] Word forms knead : present tense I/you/we/they knead he/she/it kneads present participle kneading past tense kneaded past participle kneaded 1) to prepare dough or clay by pressing it continuously Knead the… …   English dictionary

• knead — verb /niːd/ a) 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. Knead the dough by pressing down on it with the heels …   Wiktionary

• knead v — 1) Bakers have a great knead to make bread. 2) Sign on a bakers shop: Come in, I knead the dough! need to know …   English expressions

• knead — verb (T) 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 in order to help cure pain …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Knead — (n[=e]d), v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Kneaded}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Kneading}.] [OE. kneden, As. cnedan; akin to D. kneden, G. kneten, Sw. kn[*a]da, Icel. kno[eth]a; cf. OSlav. gnesti.] 1. To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Dough — Dough, n. [OE. dagh, dogh, dow, AS. d[=a]h; akin to D. deeg, G. teig, Icel. deig, Sw. deg, Dan. deig, Goth. daigs; also, to Goth. deigan to knead, L. fingere to form, shape, Skr. dih to smear; cf. Gr. ? wall, ? to touch, handle. ?. Cf. {Feign},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English