Scald Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

English Language Learners Definition of scald · to burn (someone or something) with hot liquid or steam · to put (something) in hot liquid or steam for a brief ... Login SignUp Hello, Games&Quizzes Thesaurus WordoftheDay Features BuyingGuide M-WBooks MyWordsMyWords ViewRecents Account LogOut scald verb SaveWord \ˈskȯld \ scalded;scalding;scalds Definitionofscald (Entry1of5) transitiveverb 1 :toburnwithorasifwithhotliquidorsteam 2a :tosubjecttotheactionofboilingwaterorsteam b :tobringtoatemperaturejustbelowtheboilingpoint scaldmilk 3 :scorch intransitiveverb 1 :toscaldsomething 2 :tobecomescalded scald noun(1) Definitionofscald (Entry2of5) 1 :aninjurytothebodycausedbyscalding 2 :anactorprocessofscalding 3 :anyofvariousconditionsordiseasesofplantsorfruitsmarkedespeciallybyausuallybrownishdiscolorationoftissue scald adjective(1) Definitionofscald (Entry3of5) 1 archaic :scabby,scurfy 2 archaic :shabby,contemptible scald noun(2) variantspellingofskald :anancientScandinavianpoet broadly :bard scald adjective(2) \ˈskȯld \ Definitionofscald (Entry5of5) :subjectedtoscalding coffee…withscaldcream—CharlesKingsley ExamplesofscaldinaSentence Verb Thesteamscaldedhisskin. Scaldthetomatoesinboilingwatersothatyoucanpeelthemmoreeasily. FirstKnownUseofscald Verb 13thcentury,inthemeaningdefinedattransitivesense1Noun(1) 1601,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Adjective(1) 1529,inthemeaningdefinedatsense1Adjective(2) 1791,inthemeaningdefinedabove HistoryandEtymologyforscald Verb MiddleEnglish,fromAnglo-French*escalder,eschauder,fromLateLatinexcaldaretowashinwarmwater,fromLatinex-+calida,caldawarmwater,fromfeminineofcaliduswarm,fromcalēretobewarm—moreatlee Adjective(1) scall+-edentry1 Adjective(2) alterationofscalded LearnMoreAboutscald Sharescald PosttheDefinitionofscaldtoFacebook SharetheDefinitionofscaldonTwitter TimeTravelerforscald Thefirstknownuseofscaldwas inthe13thcentury Seemorewordsfromthesamecentury DictionaryEntriesNearscald scalawaggery scald scaldcrow SeeMoreNearbyEntries  Statisticsforscald Look-upPopularity CitethisEntry “Scald.”Merriam-Webster.comDictionary,Merriam-Webster,https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/scald.Accessed9Jan.2022. Style:MLA MLA Chicago APA Merriam-Webster MoreDefinitionsforscald scald verb EnglishLanguageLearnersDefinitionofscald :toburn(someoneorsomething)withhotliquidorsteam :toput(something)inhotliquidorsteamforabrieftime :toheat(aliquid)untilitisveryhotbutnotboiling SeethefulldefinitionforscaldintheEnglishLanguageLearnersDictionary scald verb \ˈskȯld \ scalded;scalding KidsDefinitionofscald (Entry1of2) 1 :toburnwithorasifwithhotliquidorsteam 2 :tobringtoatemperaturejustbelowtheboilingpoint scaldmilk scald noun KidsDefinitionofscald (Entry2of2) :aninjurycausedbyburningwithhotliquidorsteam scald transitiveverb \ˈskȯld \ Medical Definitionofscald (Entry1of2) :toburnwithhotliquidorsteam scald noun Medical Definitionofscald (Entry2of2) :aninjurytothebodycausedbyscalding MorefromMerriam-Websteronscald Thesaurus:Allsynonymsandantonymsforscald Nglish:TranslationofscaldforSpanishSpeakers BritannicaEnglish:TranslationofscaldforArabicSpeakers Britannica.com:Encyclopediaarticleaboutscald WORDOFTHEDAY finesse SeeDefinitionsandExamples» GetWordoftheDaydailyemail! TestYourVocabulary DifficultSpellingWordsQuiz Whichisthecorrectspelling? accommodate acommadate accomodate acommodate Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-questionchallenge! TAKETHEQUIZ Adailychallengeforcrosswordfanatics. TAKETHEQUIZ SubscribetoAmerica'slargestdictionaryandgetthousandsmoredefinitionsandadvancedsearch—adfree! Merriam-Websterunabridged WordsatPlay “InVinoVeritas”andOtherLatinPhrasestoLiveBy Top10LatinPhrases DiggingUptheLatinRootsof14Abbreviations Beyond'i.e.'and'e.g.' TryNottoSlipon'Peel'and'Peal' Eyesarepeeled;thepealsareoflaughter 'Apricity'andOtherRareWintryWords Hiemal,brumation,&rarewintrywords AsktheEditors 'Everyday'vs.'EveryDay' Asimpletricktokeepthemseparate WhatIs'SemanticBleaching'? How'literally'canmean"figuratively" Literally Howtouseawordthat(literally)drivessomepe... IsSingular'They'aBetterChoice? Theawkwardcaseof'hisorher' WordGames AdvancedVocabularyQuiz Toughwordsandtoughercompetition. Takethequiz NaughtyorNice Aquizofvicesandvirtues Takethequiz NameThatThing Testyourvisualvocabularywithour10-question... Takethequiz