| scald | | |
| n. (state) | 1. scald | a burn cause by hot liquid or steam. |
| ~ burn | an injury caused by exposure to heat or chemicals or radiation. |
| n. (act) | 2. scald | the act of burning with steam or hot water. |
| ~ burn | damage inflicted by fire. |
| v. (communication) | 3. 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" |
| ~ lash out, attack, assail, assault, snipe, round | attack in speech or writing.; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker" |
| v. (change) | 4. 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" |
| v. (change) | 5. 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" |
| v. (change) | 6. 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" |
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