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1. (v.t.) scald
to burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam.
2. scald
to subject to the action of boiling liquid or steam.
3. scald
to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point:
to scald milk.
4. scald
to parboil:
to scald vegetables.
5. (v.i.) scald
to become scalded.
6. (n.) scald
a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
7. scald
a browning of fruit or plant tissue caused by extreme heat or overexposure to the sun.
8. scald
a browning of fruit caused by a fungus or by improper conditions of growth or storage.
Etymology: (1175–1225; ME (v.) < dial. OF escalder < LL excaldāre to wash in hot water = L
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1. (noun) scald
a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
2. (verb) scald
the act of burning with steam or hot water
3. (verb) blister, scald, whip
subject to harsh criticism
"The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community"
4. (verb) scald
treat with boiling water
"scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled"
5. (verb) scald
heat to the boiling point
"scald the milk"
6. (verb) scald
burn with a hot liquid or steam
"She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out"
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Webster Dictionary |
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1. (adj) scald
affected with the scab; scabby
2. (adj) scald
scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers
3. (noun) scald
a burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam
4. (noun) scald
scurf on the head. See Scall
5. (noun) scald
one of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes
6. (verb) scald
to burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald the hand
7. (verb) scald
to expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat
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Sense: to hurt with hot liquid or steam
He scalded his hand with boiling water.
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 Afrikaans: brand |
 Arabic: يَحْرِق بِماءٍ ساخِن، يَس |
 Bulgarian: опарвам |
 Brazilian: escaldar |
 Czech: opařit |
 German: verbrühen |
 Danish: skolde |
 Greek: ζεματίζω |
 Spanish: escaldar, quemar con agua |
 Estonian: kõrvetama |
 Farsi: سوزاندن با آب يا مايع داغ |
 Finnish: polttaa |
 French: ébouillanter |
 Hebrew: לְהִיכַּווֹת |
 Hindi: (ग्रम द्रव) में जलना |
 Croatian: ofuriti, opeći |
 Hungarian: (le)forráz |
 Indonesian: luka kena air mendidih |
 Icelandic: brenna |
 Italian: ustionare |
 Japanese: やけどする |
 Korean: 화상을 입다 |
 Lithuanian: nu(si)plikyti |
 Latvian: applaucēt |
 Malay: menyebabkan kulit melecur |
 Dutch: branden |
 Norwegian: skålde, svi |
 Polish: oparzyć |
 Persian: سوزاندن با آب يا مايع داغ |
 Pashto: په بړاس او سرو اوبلنو شيا |
 Portuguese: escaldar |
 Romanian: a opări |
 Russian: ошпаривать |
 Slovak: opariť |
 Slovenian: popariti (se) |
 Serbian: ošuriti se |
 Swedish: skålla |
 Thai: ผิวหนังถูกลวกด้วยของเหลวห |
 Turkish: haşlamak |
 Taiwanese: 燙傷 |
 Ukrainian: обварювати, обшпарювати |
 Urdu: کھولتے پانی یا گرم بھاپ س |
 Vietnamese: làm bỏng, bị bỏng |
 Chinese: 烫伤 |
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