knead
Other forms: kneaded; kneading; kneads
To knead is to massage, as you might knead a sore muscle to relieve the pain or knead bread dough before baking it.
Knead, pronounced “need,” comes from Old English, and its meaning has changed little over time. Knead is sometimes used to describe a cat’s behavior of repeatedly pushing its paws (and claws) into soft surfaces — almost like it’s kneading dough. We’re pretty sure cats did the same thing long ago when folks spoke Old English, but there’s no word on whether knead was used to describe this behavior back then.
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make uniform
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manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
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manipulate
hold something in one's hands and move it
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