Knead has 4 different meanings across 1 category:
Verb
The act of kneading something.
make uniform
"knead dough"
"work the clay until it is soft"
manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
"She rubbed down her child with a sponge"
To work and press into a mass, usually with the hands; especially, to work, as by repeated pressure with the knuckles, into a well mixed mass, the materials of bread, cake, etc.