knead

knead has 4 senses in the JumbleFix dictionary. Letters: 5.

Definitions

• v. t.. To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; esp., to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, as the materials of bread, cake, etc.; as, to knead dough.
• v. t.. Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.
• v.. manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes; "She rubbed down her child with a sponge"
• v.. make uniform; "knead dough"; "work the clay until it is soft"