scald
11scald — ► VERB 1) injure with very hot liquid or steam. 2) heat (a liquid) to near boiling point. 3) immerse briefly in boiling water. ► NOUN ▪ a burn or other injury caused by hot liquid or steam. ● like a scalded cat Cf. ↑like …
12scald — scald1 [skôld, skäld] vt. [ME scalden < NormFr escalder, for OFr eschalder < LL excaldare, to wash in warm water < L ex , intens. + calidus, hot, akin to calere, to be warm: see CALORIE] 1. to burn or injure with hot liquid or steam 2.… …
13scald|ic — «SKL dihk, SKAHL », adjective. = skaldic. (Cf. ↑skaldic) …
14scald — I UK [skɔːld] / US [skɔld] verb [transitive] Word forms scald : present tense I/you/we/they scald he/she/it scalds present participle scalding past tense scalded past participle scalded 1) to burn your skin with very hot liquid or steam The… …
15scald — I. verb Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French *escalder, eschauder, from Late Latin excaldare to wash in warm water, from Latin ex + calida, calda warm water, from feminine of calidus warm, from calēre to be warm more at lee Date: 13th… …
16scald — scald1 [ skɔld ] verb transitive 1. ) to burn your skin with very hot liquid or steam: One Christmas her mother had scalded herself with the turkey fat. 2. ) to heat milk until it is almost boiling 3. ) LITERARY if tears scald your eyes, your… …
17scald — I [[t]skɔld[/t]] v. t. 1) to burn with or as if with hot liquid or steam 2) to subject to the action of boiling liquid or steam 3) to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point: to scald milk[/ex] 4) to parboil: to scald… …
18Scald — A scald is a type of burn injury caused by hot liquids or gases. It can also refer to: *Scalding milk, heating it to just below its boiling point *Scald (band), a band from IrelandDistinguish from*Skald …
19scald — scald1 /skawld/, v.t. 1. to burn or affect painfully with or as if with hot liquid or steam. 2. to subject to the action of boiling or hot liquid. 3. to heat to a temperature just short of the boiling point: to scald milk. 4. to parboil or blanch …
20scald — 1. To burn by contact with a hot liquid or steam. 2. The lesion resulting from such contact. [L. excaldo, to wash in hot water] * * * scald skȯld vt to burn with hot liquid or steam scald n an injury to …
