noun: (entomology) A kneading or softening, especially the chewing and squeezing by which certain species of hunting wasps prepare captured prey as food for their larvae.
noun: (agriculture) The process of slowly churning milled oil crops such as olives, allowing droplets of oil to aggregate for more effective separation.
noun: In massage, a kneading technique, particularly used for softening muscle in spasm.
noun: (pharmacology) The kneading and squeezing of ingredients into a mass for making pills and plasters.