need vs. knead (омофоны) (draft)

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knead verb BrE /niːd/ ; NAmE /niːd/

1. knead something to press and stretch dough, wet clay, etc. with your hands to make it ready to use

Add the water and knead the mixture well.

2. knead something to rub and squeeze muscles, etc. especially to relax them or to make them less painful

She gently kneaded the muscles in his back.

Word Origin Old English cnedan, of Germanic origin; related to Dutch kneden and German kneten.

1) а) замешивать, месить (тесто, глину) б) смешивать до получения однородной массы

2) формировать (мнение, характер)

3) массировать, растирать