Definizione monolingua

knead

knead (third-person singular simple present kneads, present participle kneading, simple past and past participle kneaded)

1. (transitive) 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.
   • 2001, Özcan Ozan, Carl Tremblay, The Sultans Kitchen: A Turkish Cookbook

     Knead the dough by pressing down on it with the heels of both your palms and pushing it forward to stretch it, then pulling it back toward you...

2. (transitive, figuratively) To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
3. (intransitive, of cats) To make a kneading motion with the paws, a sign of contentment.
   • 1991, Grace McHattie, Thats cats!: a compendium of feline facts

     Cats knead with their paws when happy, just as they kneaded when feeding from their mothers as kittens.

Definizione dizionario knead

impastare

acciaccare

impasto

massaggiare

schiacciare

sfregare

spremere

Altri significati:

knead (a dough)

(transitive) 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.

(intransitive, of cats) To make a kneading motion with the paws, a sign of contentment.

(to) knead (a dough)

(transitive, figuratively) To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.