scald

scald ¹  (skôld)

v. scald·ed, scald·ing, scalds

v.tr.

1. To burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam.

2. To subject to or treat with boiling water: scalded the hide to remove the hair; scalded and peeled the tomatoes.

3. To heat (a liquid, such as milk) almost to the boiling point.

4. To criticize harshly; excoriate.

v.intr.

To become scalded.

n.

1. A body injury caused by scalding.

2. Botany

a. A superficial discoloration on fruit, vegetables, leaves, or tree trunks caused by sudden exposure to intense sunlight or the action of gases.

b. A disease of some cereal grasses caused by a fungus of the genus Rhynchosporium.

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[Middle English scalden, from Old North French escalder, from Late Latin excaldre, to wash in hot water : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin calidus, caldus, warm, hot; see kel-¹ in Indo-European roots.]

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scald ²  (skôld, skäld)

n.

Variant of skald.

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scald ³  (skôld, skäld)

n.

Variant of scall.

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scald¹

vb

1. to burn or be burnt with or as if with hot liquid or steam

2. (tr) to subject to the action of boiling water, esp so as to sterilize

3. (tr) to heat (a liquid) almost to boiling point

4. (Cookery) (tr) to plunge (tomatoes, peaches, etc.) into boiling water briefly in order to skin them more easily

n

1. the act or result of scalding

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Plant Pathology) an abnormal condition in plants, characterized by discoloration and wrinkling of the skin of the fruits, caused by exposure to excessive sunlight, gases, etc.

[via Old Norman French from Late Latin excaldāre to wash in warm water, from calida (aqua) warm (water), from calēre to be warm]

scalder  n

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scald²

n

(Music, other) a variant spelling of skald

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scald³ Obsolete

adj also scalled

(Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Physiology) scabby

n

(Medicine / Pathology) a scab or a skin disease producing scabs

[from scall]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	scald - a burn cause by hot liquid or steam burn - an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation
	2.	scald - the act of burning with steam or hot water burn - damage inflicted by fire
Verb	1.	scald - subject to harsh criticism; "The Senator blistered the administration in his speech on Friday"; "the professor scaled the students"; "your invectives scorched the community" blister, whip lash out, attack, snipe, assail, assault, round - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
	2.	scald - treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled" process, treat - subject to a process or treatment, with the aim of readying for some purpose, improving, or remedying a condition; "process cheese"; "process hair"; "treat the water so it can be drunk"; "treat the lawn with chemicals" ; "treat an oil spill"
	3.	scald - heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk" heat, heat up - make hot or hotter; "the sun heats the oceans"; "heat the water on the stove"
	4.	scald - burn with a hot liquid or steam; "She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out" burn - burn with heat, fire, or radiation; "The iron burnt a hole in my dress"

Translations

scald [skɔːld]

A. N → escaldadura f

B. VT (gen) → escaldar; [+ milk] → calentar
to run like a scalded cat (Brit) → correr como gato escaldado, correr como alma que lleva el diablo

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scald [ˈskɔːld]

n → brûlure f

vt → ébouillanter

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scald

n → Verbrühung f

vt

oneself, skin etc → verbrühen; he was scalded to death → er erlitt tödliche Verbrennungen; like a scalded cat (Brit) → wie von der Tarantel gestochen

instruments, vegetables → abbrühen; milk → abkochen

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scald [skɔːld]

1. n → scottatura

2. vt (gen) → scottare (Culin) (milk) → sbollentare; (sterilize) → sterilizzare

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scald

v scald [skoːld]

1 to hurt with hot liquid or steam He scalded his hand with boiling water. brand يَحْرِق بِماءٍ ساخِن، يَسْمط опарвам opařit skolde verbrühen ζεματίζω escaldar, quemar con agua caliente kõrvetama سوزاندن با آب يا مايع داغ polttaa ébouillanter לְהִיכַּווֹת (ग्रम द्रव) में जलना ofuriti, opeći (le)forráz luka kena air mendidih brenna ustionare やけどする 화상을 입다 nu(si)plikyti applaucēt menyebabkan kulit melecur branden skålde, svi oparzyć escaldar a opări ошпаривать opariť popariti (se) ošuriti se skålla ผิวหนังถูกลวกด้วยของเหลวหรือน้ำร้อน haşlamak 燙傷 обварювати, обшпарювати کھولتے پانی یا گرم بھاپ سے آبلے ڈالنا làm bỏng, bị bỏng 烫伤

2 in cooking, to heat (eg milk) to just below boiling-point. opkook يُسَخِّن кипвам zahřát pod bod varu opvarme til kogepunkt abkochen ζεσταίνω χωρίς να βράσω calentar keemiseni kuumutama جوشاندن kuumentaa lähelle kiehumispistettä frémir לְחַמֵם उबालना, खौलना zagrijati do ispod vrelišta felforral memanasi hita að suðumarki scaldare 沸騰近くまで熱する 끓을 정도로 가열하다 užplikyti blanšēt memanaskan bijna tot kookpunt brengen varme opp til kokepunktet podgrzać aquecer a da în clocot пастеризовать zahriať pod bod varu popariti prokuvati hetta upp till kokpunkten ลวก kaynama noktasına kadar ısıtmak (做菜時)把...加熱到接近沸點 пастеризувати کھولانا đun gần sôi 把...烫热到接近沸点

n

a hurt caused by hot liquid or steam. skroeiwond سَمْط الجِلْد بالماء السّاخِن изгаряне opaření forbrænding die Verbrennung ζεμάτισμα escaldadura põletushaav سوختگي؛تاول palovamma brûlure (par l'eau) כְּווִייָה दाह, चारण opeklina, ožeglina forrázás(i seb) luka bakar brunasár ustione, scottatura やけど 화상 nusiplikymas applaucējums lecur brandwond skåldsår, brannsår oparzenie escaldadura opărire ожог oparenie opeklina opekotina brännskada, skållsår รอยลวกที่เกิดจากโดนของเหลวร้อน ๆ หรือน้ำร้อน ๆ haşlanma yarası 燙傷 опік آبلہ chỗ bỏng 烫伤

adj scalding

(of a liquid) hot enough to scald. skroeiwarm ساخِن، غالٍ горещ horký skoldende brühend ζεματιστός hirviendo põletavkuum داغ؛جوشان polttavan kuuma bouillant רוֹתֵח उबालने वाला opeklina, ožeglina forró panas brennandi bollente やけどするような 델 정도로 뜨거운 plikantis vārošs sangat panas heet glovarm, skåldende het wrzący escaldante clocotitor обжигающий horúci vrel dovoljno vreo da ošuri skållhet ต้มจนเดือด haşlayacak kadar sıcak (液體)滾燙的 пекучий پر آزار nóng đủ để làm bỏng 滚烫的