動詞 knead:

1. make uniform
   同義詞：work
2. manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
   同義詞：massage, rub down

1. Pizza dough must be knead for five minutes.
   做比薩餅的面團(tuán)要揉５分鐘。
2. After she kneaded his muscles, he felt very comfortable.
   她給他按摩了肌肉以后，他感到很舒服。
3. The little boy kneaded the dough into a ball.
   那個(gè)小男孩把面團(tuán)揉成了球狀。

knead

v.tr.（及物動詞）
knead.ed,knead.ing,kneads
To mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands:
揉成，捏制：通過用手折疊，擠壓，和拉扯混合形成一樣的團(tuán)塊狀物：
例句：
kneading dough.
揉面

To make or shape by or as if by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands.
揉捏般形成：通過或好象通過用手折疊、擠壓，和拉扯而制成或成型
To squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging:
揉弄：用手?jǐn)D、壓，或搓，如在按摩中：
例句：
kneading a painful calf muscle.
揉弄酸痛的小腿肌肉

來源：
Middle English kneden
中古英語 kneden
from Old English cnedan
源自 古英語 cnedan

【引伸】
knead.er
n.（名詞）