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Scald

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Noun

1. scald

a burn cause by hot liquid or steam

2. scald

the act of burning with steam or hot water

Verb

3. blister, scald, whip

subject to harsh criticism

Example Sentences:
'The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday'
'the professor scaled the students'
'your invectives scorched the community'

4. scald

treat with boiling water

Example Sentences:
'scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled'

5. scald

heat to the boiling point

Example Sentences:
'scald the milk'

6. scald

burn with a hot liquid or steam

Example Sentences:
'She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Scald

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verb
1. 
to burn or be burnt with or as if with hot liquid or steam
2. (transitive)
to subject to the action of boiling water, esp so as to sterilize
3. (transitive)
to heat (a liquid) almost to boiling point
4. (transitive)
to plunge (tomatoes, peaches, etc) into boiling water briefly in order to skin them more easily
noun
5. 
the act or result of scalding
6. 
an abnormal condition in plants, characterized by discoloration and wrinkling of the skin of the fruits, caused by exposure to excessive sunlight, gases, etc
noun
a variant spelling of skald
adjective also: scalled
1. 
scabby
noun
2. 
a scab or a skin disease producing scabs

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Scald

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verb transitive
1. 
to burn or injure with hot liquid or steam
2. 
to heat almost to the boiling point
3. 
to use boiling liquid on
; specif.,
a. 
to sterilize by the use of boiling liquid
b. 
to loosen the skin of (fruit, etc.), the feathers of (poultry), or the like, by the use of boiling water
verb intransitive
4. 
to be or become scalded
noun
5. 
a burn or injury caused by scalding
6. 
the act or an instance of scalding
7. 
sunscald
noun
var. of
skald

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Scald

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tr.v. scald·ed, scald·ing, scalds
1.
a. To burn (a person, for example) with hot liquid or steam.
b. To subject to or treat with boiling water: scalded the hide to remove the hair; scalded and peeled the tomatoes.
c. To heat (a liquid, such as milk) almost to the boiling point.
2. To affect with a sensation similar to that caused by hot liquid on the skin: Tears scalded his eyes.
3.
a. To cause great emotional pain to: The remarks scalded her heart.
b. To criticize harshly; excoriate: an article scalding the administration for incompetence.
n.
1. A body injury caused by scalding.
2. A discoloration of leaves or stored fruit caused by any of various factors, such as exposure to intense light, oxidation, or infection with certain bacteria and fungi.
n.
Variant of skald.
n.
Variant of scall.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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