Scald definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

A scald is a burn caused by very hot liquid or steam. COBUILD Advanced English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. EnglishDictionary Thesaurus WordLists Grammar EnglishEasyLearningGrammar GrammarPatterns EnglishUsage TeachingResources VideoGuides Conjugations Quiz Englishgrammar Englishcollocations Englishconfusables Englishidioms Englishusage Thematicwordlists English French German Italian Spanish Portuguese Hindi Chinese Korean Definitionof 'scald'    WordFrequency Share× Credits× scald (skɔːld ) Wordforms:plural,3rdpersonsingularpresent tensescalds ,presentparticiplescalding ,pasttense,pastparticiplescalded 1. verb Ifyouscaldyourself,youburnyourselfwithveryhotliquidorsteam. Apatientscaldedherselfinahotbath.[VERBpronoun-reflexive] ...achildwithascaldedhand.[VERB-ed] 2. countablenoun Ascaldisaburncausedbyveryhotliquidorsteam. COBUILDAdvancedEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Youmayalsolike EnglishQuizConfusables LanguageLover'sBlog FrenchTranslationof'scald' Translateyourtext PronunciationPlaylists Wordoftheday:'crassulaceous' HindiTranslationof'scald' NEWfromCollins! EnglishGrammar CollinsApps WordFrequency scaldinBritishEnglish1 (skɔːld ) verb1. toburnorbeburntwithorasifwithhotliquidorsteam 2. (transitive) tosubjecttotheactionofboilingwater,espsoastosterilize 3. (transitive) toheat(aliquid)almosttoboilingpoint 4. (transitive) toplunge(tomatoes,peaches,etc)intoboilingwaterbrieflyinordertoskinthemmoreeasily noun5. theactorresultofscalding 6. anabnormalconditioninplants,characterizedbydiscolorationandwrinklingoftheskinofthefruits,causedbyexposuretoexcessivesunlight,gases,etc CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers Derivedformsscalder(ˈscalder)noun WordoriginC13:viaOldNormanFrenchfromLateLatinexcaldāretowashinwarmwater,fromcalida(aqua)warm(water),fromcalēretobewarm WordFrequency scaldinBritishEnglish2 (skɔːld ) nounavariantspellingofskald CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordFrequency scaldinBritishEnglish3 (skɔːld )obsolete adjectivealso:scalled1. scabby noun2. ascaboraskindiseaseproducingscabs CollinsEnglishDictionary.Copyright©HarperCollinsPublishers WordoriginC16:fromscall WordFrequency scaldinAmericanEnglish1 (skɔld ;skɑld ) verbtransitive1.  toburnorinjurewithhotliquidorsteam 2.  toheatalmosttotheboilingpoint 3.  touseboilingliquidon;specif.,a.  tosterilizebytheuseofboilingliquid b.  toloosentheskinof(fruit,etc.),thefeathersof(poultry),orthelike,bytheuseofboilingwater verbintransitive4.  tobeorbecomescalded noun5.  aburnorinjurycausedbyscalding 6.  theactoraninstanceofscalding 7.  sunscald Webster’sNewWorldCollegeDictionary,4thEdition.Copyright©2010by HoughtonMifflinHarcourt.Allrightsreserved. WordoriginMEscalden