scald
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scald 1
(skôld)tr.v. scald·ed, scald·ing, scalds
1.
a. To burn (a person, for example) with hot liquid or steam.
b. To subject to or treat with boiling water: scalded the hide to remove the hair; scalded and peeled the tomatoes.
c. To heat (a liquid, such as milk) almost to the boiling point.
2. To affect with a sensation similar to that caused by hot liquid on the skin: Tears scalded his eyes.
3.
a. To cause great emotional pain to: The remarks scalded her heart.
b. To criticize harshly; excoriate: an article scalding the administration for incompetence.
n.
1. A body injury caused by scalding.
2. A discoloration of leaves or stored fruit caused by any of various factors, such as exposure to intense light, oxidation, or infection with certain bacteria and fungi.
[Middle English scalden, from Old North French escalder, from Late Latin excaldāre, to wash in hot water : Latin ex-, ex- + Latin calidus, caldus, warm, hot; see kelə- in Indo-European roots.]
scald 2
(skôld, skäld)n.
Variant of skald.
scald 3
(skôld, skäld)n.
Variant of scall.
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scald
(skɔːld)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
5. the act or result of scalding
6. (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
[C13: via Old Norman French from Late Latin excaldāre to wash in warm water, from calida (aqua) warm (water), from calēre to be warm]
ˈscalder n
scald
(skɔːld)n
(Music, other) a variant spelling of skald
scald
(skɔːld)adj
(Physiology) scabby
n
(Pathology) a scab or a skin disease producing scabs
[C16: from scall]
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scald1
(skɔld)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.
4. to parboil: to scald vegetables.
v.i. 5. to become scalded.
n. 6. a burn caused by the action of hot liquid or steam.
7.
a. a browning of fruit or plant tissue caused by extreme heat or overexposure to the sun.
b. a browning of fruit caused by a fungus or by improper conditions of growth or storage.
[1175–1225; Middle English (v.) < dial. Old French escalder < Late Latin excaldāre to wash in hot water = Latin ex- ex-1 + -caldāre]
scald2
(skɔld, skɑld)n.
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scald
Past participle: scalded
Gerund: scalding
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Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011
scald
1. To pour boiling water over something.
2. To heat milk until it begins to bubble and rise.
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| 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" |
| 2. | scald - treat with boiling water; "scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled" | |
| 3. | scald - heat to the boiling point; "scald the milk" | |
| 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" |
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Translations
سَمْط الجِلْد بالماء السّاخِنيَحْرِق بِماءٍ ساخِن، يَسْمطيُسَخِّن
opařeníopařitzahřát pod bod varu
forbrændingskolde
felforralforrázforrázásleforráz
brennabrunasárhita aî suîumarki
nuplikytinusiplikymasnusiplikytiužplikyti
applaucējumsapplaucētblanšēt
oparenieopariťzohriať pod bod varu
opeklinapopariti se
haşlamakhaşlanma yarasıkaynama noktasına kadar ısıtmak
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
scald
n → Verbrühung f
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Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
scald
(skoːld) verb1. to hurt with hot liquid or steam. He scalded his hand with boiling water.
2. in cooking, to heat (eg milk) to just below boiling-point.
noun a hurt caused by hot liquid or steam.
ˈscalding adjective (of a liquid) hot enough to scald.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
scald
n. escaldadura, quemadura de la piel causada por vapor o por un líquido caliente;
v. lavar en agua hirviendo, quemar con un líquido caliente.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
scald
n escaldadura; vt escaldar; to — oneself escaldarseEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.