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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

Verb

1. to burn with hot liquid or steam

2. to sterilize with boiling water

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

Noun

a burn caused by scalding [Late Latin excaldare to wash in warm water]

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] n → escaldadura

vt → escaldar

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scald [skɔːld] n → brûlure f

vt → ébouillanter

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scald [skɔːld] n → Verbrühung f

vt (burn) → verbrühen

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scald [skɔːld] n → scottatura

vt → scottare