Kneader

knead  (nd)

tr.v. knead·ed, knead·ing, kneads

1. To mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands: kneading dough.

2. To make or shape by or as if by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands.

3. To squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging: kneading a painful calf muscle.

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[Middle English kneden, from Old English cnedan.]

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kneader n.