scald

1. v. t. To burn with hot liquid or steam; to pain or injure by contact with, or immersion in, any hot fluid; as, to scald the hand. Source: opted

2. v. t. To expose to a boiling or violent heat over a fire, or in hot water or other liquor; as, to scald milk or meat. Source: opted

3. n. A burn, or injury to the skin or flesh, by some hot liquid, or by steam. Source: opted

4. a. Affected with the scab; scabby. Source: opted

5. a. Scurvy; paltry; as, scald rhymers. Source: opted

6. n. Scurf on the head. See Scall. Source: opted

7. n. One of the ancient Scandinavian poets and historiographers; a reciter and singer of heroic poems, eulogies, etc., among the Norsemen; more rarely, a bard of any of the ancient Teutonic tribes. Source: opted

8. n. a burn cause by hot liquid or steam Source: wordnet

9. n. the act of burning with steam or hot water Source: wordnet

10. v. subject to harsh criticism Source: wordnet

11. v. treat with boiling water Source: wordnet

12. v. heat to the boiling point Source: wordnet

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