scald
skawld
- n a burn cause by hot liquid or steam
- n the act of burning with steam or hot water
- v subject to harsh criticism
- v treat with boiling water
scald tomatoes so that they can be peeled - v heat to the boiling point
scald the milk - v burn with a hot liquid or steam
She scalded her hands when she turned on the faucet and hot water came out
- I was a silly fool to scald myself and will never go near a bathtub again as long as I live.
- The animal-rights group says KFC's suppliers drug and scald the chickens, and sear off their beaks with hot blades before slaughtering them in an inhumane manner.
- It took a YouTube video to scald the conscience of officials at Fort Bragg, where soldiers returned from 15 months in Afghanistan to a barracks festooned with filth, paint peeling .