Difference between Rub Down and Knead

RUB DOWN vs KNEAD: VERB

Manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
To rub, e.g. for cleaning, stripping paint or massage
Wear away

To treat or form as if by kneading; to beat.
To make an alternating pressing motion with the two front paws.
Manually manipulate (someone's body), usually for medicinal or relaxation purposes
Make uniform

To perform movements like kneading, with the paws; -- said of cats, which may knead{3} a master's body when stroked, presumably a sign of contentment.

To press repeatedly with the hands or knuckles, sometimes with a twisting or squeezing motion; -- performed for example on the body of a person as a form of massage.
Fig.: To treat or form as by kneading; to beat.
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..
A trough or tray in which dough is kneaded.
To squeeze, press, or roll with the hands, as in massaging.
To mix and work into a uniform mass, as by folding, pressing, and stretching with the hands.

To manipulate by squeezing, pressing, or thumping different parts of; work upon by successive thumps or compressions: as, to knead a person's limbs in the operation of massage.
Specifically To work upon, as plastic materials, by repeatedly pressing or squeezing; prepare or mix by working over and over with the hands or by tools or machinery, as dough for bread or clay for bricks.
Hence To mix thoroughly; incorporate; form into a homogeneous compound.
To make by kneading.
To mix into a homogeneous mass

Wipe up, Rubstone, Xerotripsis, Frote, Rubdown, Iatraliptic, Rub, Rub in, Rub up, Rub off, Abrase, Corrade, Massage, Knead, Abrade

Malaxate, Squish, Thicken, Caress, Tenderize, Rub, Reheat, Simmer, Bake, Puree, Baste, Whisk, Rub down, Work, Massage

Wipe up, Rubstone, Xerotripsis, Frote, Rubdown, Iatraliptic, Rub, Rub in, Rub up, Rub off, Corrade, Abrase, Massage, Knead, Abrade

Overmix, Saute, Malaxate, Squish, Thicken, Caress, Rub, Reheat, Simmer, Bake, Puree, Baste, Whisk, Work, Massage

Rub down the affected area with fine sandpaper to prepare the surface.
Lastly rub down your metal surfaces with an oiled rag to prevent rust during winter storage.
If applying an acrylic top coat use P400-P600 grade paper to rub down the bar.
Petting is like a rub down that your dog enjoys and associates with positive reinforcement.
Rub down hard again and then peel off the blue paper from one end.
An orgasm from rub down of the prostate handiest, without penile stimulation.
Rub down all surfaces on the slide with a soft mop.
It takes term and subsequently your rub down.
But, the key to having a rub down.
Rub down the outside of the skin with the oil and then applied some more dry rub to the whole thing.